1963 Map of Danbury

About this map

Lake Candlewood dominates the northern landscape of this Fairfield County survey, where the rising shoreline created a complex network of peninsula communities like Candlewood Isle and Vaughns Neck. As the mid-century suburban expansion took hold, distinct residential developments such as Hollywyle Park and Margerie Manor began to fill the spaces between the region's older reservoirs. The city center of Danbury is shown as a dense hub of transportation and civic life, featuring the Conrail railroad lines, the Danbury Municipal Airport, and the State College. Grounded in the 1963 field check with revisions through the early 1980s, the map provides a look at the transition from industrial and agricultural lands to modern residential zones. One can trace the perimeter of the Federal Correctional Institution and the expansive Danbury Fairgrounds before they were lost to later commercial redevelopment.