1963 Map of Cleveland North

About this map

Lake Erie defines the northern reaches of this coastal industrial landscape, where the East Basin and West Basin meet at the mouth of the Cuyahoga R. The city of Cleveland occupies the shoreline with a dense grid of infrastructure, including the Burke Lakefront Airport and the iconic Municipal Stadium. The urban core is marked by a concentration of religious and educational institutions such as Trinity Cathedral and Fenn College, while the lakeshore provides public spaces like Cleveland Lakefront State Park and Gordon Park. This mid-century survey captures the city's complex shoreline engineering, featuring extensive breakwater systems and an underwater Intake Tunnel stretching into the lake, illustrating the massive scale of municipal water and maritime management during this era of great Great Lakes expansion.