1980 Map of Chicago
USGS Topo · Published 1980About this map
The vast industrial and residential expanse of Chicago and its southern lakeshore suburbs dominate this 1980 study, revealing a complex web of transit and heavy industry at the end of the century's middle decades. The map illustrates the massive scale of the region's transportation infrastructure, from the sprawling Chicago-O'Hare International Airport to the intricate network of the Illinois Central Gulf RR and the Chicago South Shore and South Bend RR. Along the southern curve of Lake Michigan, the industrial landscape of Gary and Hammond is marked by significant maritime features like Burns Waterway Harbor and Buffington Harbor. In contrast to the dense urban grid and major thoroughfares like the Dan Ryan Expressway, the eastern edge of the map preserves the natural shoreline within the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, providing a rare look at the original terrain of the Calumet region.
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