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1954 Map of Clayton

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Clayton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Lambert-St Louis Airport anchors the northwest corner of this mid-century portrait of suburban expansion in St. Louis County. This survey captures a landscape in transition, where established residential enclaves like Berkeley, Ferguson, and Jennings meet the burgeoning post-war developments indicated by extensive purple revisions from 1968. The southern portion is dominated by the educational and cultural institutions of Clayton and the western edge of the city, including Concordia Seminary and Fontbonne College.

Public spaces and institutional grounds provide significant landmarks among the dense street grids. Forest Park is shown with its iconic features like the Art Museum and Municipal Theater, while numerous cemeteries such as Memorial Park Cemetery and Valhalla Cemetery dot the northern townships. The industrial and logistical spine of the region is traced by the Wabash Railroad and major thoroughfares like Natural Bridge Road, illustrating the infrastructure that supported this era of rapid metropolitan growth.