1950 Map of Delray Beach

About this map

Delray Beach and Boca Raton serve as the primary hubs in this coastal survey, which documents the shoreline just after the mid-century. The landscape is defined by the parallel infrastructure of the Florida East Coast and Seaboard Air Line railroads, illustrating the transport-driven growth of Palm Beach County. Coastal development is concentrated between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean, while the interior reveals a mix of agricultural and industrial utility, from the Borrow Pit south of Delray Beach to the Rifle Range near the municipal border. The presence of the Boca Raton Municipal Airport at the southern edge highlights the area's transition from wartime activity to civil aviation. Inland, the Military Trail and Germantown Road cut through a low-lying terrain of marshes and small water bodies like Lake Ida, marking the early limits of westward expansion before the post-war boom fully transformed the Everglades' edge.