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1963 Map of Englewood

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Englewood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The industrial and residential grid of the Chicago South Side and adjacent Cicero is documented here during a period of massive expressway expansion. The Eisenhower Expressway, Stevenson Expressway, and Dan Ryan Expressway carve through dense urban blocks, intersecting a complex rail network that includes the Wabash, Illinois Central, and Indiana Harbor Belt lines. The landscape is dominated by heavy infrastructure, from the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to the rail yards surrounding the Elsdon settlement.

Institutional landmarks provide local focal points, including the International Amphitheatre and several major parks such as Marquette Park and Douglas Park. The area's social fabric is visible through a high concentration of parochial institutions like St Rita High Sch and St Casimir Convent. The presence of the US Army Administration Center and numerous hospitals like Englewood Hospital reflects the district's role as a primary center of employment and social services in the mid-1960s.