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1963 Map of Cleveland South

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Cleveland South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The industrial and urban heart of Cleveland is recorded here during a mid-century period of heavy infrastructure and transit expansion. The Cuyahoga River serves as the central artery, winding through the valley past the Turning Basin, Ore Docks, and the expansive Stockyards that once defined the city's commercial gravity. This 1963 survey captures the complex network of the Western Transit and emerging freeway systems like the Jennings Freeway and Willow Freeway, which began to carve through long-established neighborhoods.

From the lakefront at Edgewater State Park to the suburbs of Parma and Seven Hills, the map is exceptionally dense with genealogy-rich details. Dozens of parochial schools and parish centers, such as St John Cantius Sch and St Theodosius Cemetery, reflect the immigrant-heavy social fabric of the era. The presence of the Cloverleaf Speedway and several drive-in theaters highlights the recreational landscape of a city built for the automobile.