1957 Map of Erie North

About this map

Presque Isle Peninsula arcs into Lake Erie, forming a protected harbor for the industrial and civic heart of Erie. This mid-century survey illustrates the intense urban density of the Pennsylvania lakeshore, where extensive rail networks like the Penn Central and Norfolk and Western serviced the waterfront and commercial corridors. The map detail is particularly strong on institutional history, documenting a dense cluster of parochial schools and academies such as St Benedicts Academy and St John Kanty High Sch, alongside the prominent State Soldiers and Sailors Home.