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1929 Map of Englewood

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Englewood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

The massive Union Stock Yards and its complex rail network dominate the landscape of the South Side of Chicago during this era of heavy industrialization. This 1926 survey highlights a world defined by transportation, where the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the older Illinois and Michigan Canal cut through a dense grid of residential streets and industrial tracts. Rail operations are central to the local economy, evidenced by the sprawling Corwith Yards, Clearing Yards, and Rockwell Street Yards.

Neighborhoods and settlements like Englewood, Elsdon, and Morrell Park are woven into this infrastructure, interspersed with significant urban green spaces. Large formal parks such as Marquette Park, Sherman Park, and Douglas Park provide a geometric contrast to the surrounding dense urban development. Waterways like the South Branch Chicago River and its Turning Basin further emphasize the area's role as a primary shipping and manufacturing hub.