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1966 Map of Coney Island

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Coney Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Brooklyn shoreline and the expanding Rockaway peninsula define this late 1960s coastal landscape, capturing a moment of transition for iconic waterfront neighborhoods. Dense residential blocks in New Utrecht, Bensonhurst, and Gravesend give way to the recreational and maritime corridors of Coney Island and Brighton Beach. The map details significant public works and institutional growth, including the sprawling campus of Kingsborough Community College at the tip of Manhattan Beach and the heavy infrastructure of the Rapid Transit Yards.

South across the Rockaway Inlet, the landscape shifts from the urban grid to the military and maritime presence of the U S Military Reservation Fort Tilden and the U S Naval Air Station Floyd Bennett Field. Local history researchers will find notable landmarks such as the Steeplechase Pier and the Aquarium, alongside numerous parochial schools like St Thomas Aquinas Sch and St Brendans Sch that anchored these communities during this era of post-war development.