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1953 Map of Evanston

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Evanston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The North Shore communities of Cook County are shown here in a period of established suburban growth along the Lake Michigan coastline. The urban layout is defined by the proximity of the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee RR and the Chicago and North Western Ry, which facilitated the development of residential areas like Kenilworth, Wilmette, and Winnetka. Educational and institutional landmarks anchor these neighborhoods, including the prominent lakeside campus of Northwestern University and Loyola University further south.

The map reveals a landscape rich in community infrastructure, from the historic New Trier High Sch to numerous parochial schools such as St Francis Sch and Sacred Heart Sch. Public utility and recreational spaces are clearly delineated, including the Wilmette Harbor and the Evanston Golf Club. The presence of several large cemeteries, notably Memorial Park Cemetery and Calvary Cemetery, provides significant data points for local genealogists and historians tracking the expansion of the Chicago metropolitan area.