1966 Map of Central Park

About this map

Central Park dominates the center of this mid-century urban landscape, showing the detailed layout of its internal features such as The Lake, Reservoir, and Harlem Meer. Beyond the park's boundaries, the dense Manhattan grid is populated with major institutional landmarks including Columbia University, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and United Nations Headquarters. The survey captures the height of the city's twentieth-century infrastructure, tracing the complex intersections of the Major Deegan Expwy and the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River.