1955 Map of Elizabeth
USGS Topo · Published 1958About this map
Industrial and transport infrastructure dominates the landscape of Newark and Elizabeth during this mid-century period. The massive footprint of Newark Airport and the expanding Port Newark waterfront along Newark Bay stand adjacent to complex rail yards and interchanges for the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway. This survey provides a precise record of the dense residential and educational fabric of the era, from Seton Hall University in the north to numerous parochial institutions like St Benedicts Sch and Sacred Heart Sch. Further south, the map illustrates the heavy rail corridors of the Pennsylvania RR and Central RR of New Jersey as they move through Linden and Elizabethport, while open spaces like Evergreen Cemetery and Weequahic Park provide significant green breaks in the urban grid.
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