1951 Map of Corpus Christi

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Nueces Bay dominates the northern landscape of this mid-century survey, where the heavy industry of the Industrial Channel meets the growing residential streets of Corpus Christi. The map records a period of significant post-war infrastructure, showing the Turning Basin and the Corpus Christi Ship Channel as central engines of the local economy. An impressive network of schools, from Miller High Sch to Del Mar College, reflects the city's mid-century expansion. To the west, the landscape transitions from the urban core toward Cliff Maus Airport and the outlying Ebony Acres settlement. Transport patterns are defined by the Nueces Bay Causeway and the tracks of the Missouri Pacific and Texas Mexican Railroad, which served the local Oil Refinery and the various oil wells dotting the coastal plains.