1967 Map of Charlotte East

About this map

Charlotte is shown at a pivotal moment of mid-century urban expansion, where dense historical neighborhoods meet the rising outward growth of the 1960s and 70s. The map illustrates the convergence of the Southern and Seaboard Coast Line railroads at the city center, a network that anchored the textile and distribution economy for decades. Significant community landmarks, from the Thompson Orphanage to the Johnson C Smith University campus, are surrounded by a landscape increasingly defined by highway corridors and public institutions like Central Piedmont Community College. Purple photogrammetric revisions highlight the rapid transformation of the suburbs, particularly in the southeastern areas near Rama. Numerous schools and cemeteries, including the Hebrew Cem and Evergreen Cemetery, provide precise geographic anchors for genealogists and local historians tracking the shifting footprints of this North Carolina hub.