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1941 Map of Fitzsimons

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Fitzsimons
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

Fitzsimons General Hospital serves as a dominant anchor in this pre-war landscape on the outskirts of Denver, surrounded by a sprawling U. S. Military Reservation. The map details an era of significant transition where the eastern plains meet the city's expanding grid, evidenced by the intersection of thoroughfares like Montview Boulevard and East Colfax Avenue. To the south, the Lowry Field Bombing Range occupies a large swath of territory, underscoring the region's burgeoning importance to national defense during the early 1940s.

Water management is central to the area's development, with the winding High Line Canal and an Abandoned Canal cutting through the terrain near Tollgate Creek and Coal Cr. Rural education is well-represented by several local institutions, including Tollgate Sch, Clyde Miller Sch, and Pleasant View Sch. In the southwest corner, the topography around Smoky Hill Park and Cherry Creek provides a stark contrast to the more developed north, showing the early infrastructure of Airline Road and Smoky Hill Road.