1967 Map of Flat Rock NE

About this map

Detroit Metropolitan-Wayne County Airport dominates the northwest quadrant of this Wayne County landscape, showing the massive facility during a period of significant regional expansion. The surrounding areas of Taylor and Woodhaven exhibit the rapid suburbanization of the late 1960s and early 1970s, as residential grids began to overlay the former farmsteads of Brownstown. A complex network of drainage systems, such as the Blakely Drain and Hale Drain, crisscrosses the low-lying terrain toward the Huron River. This survey captures a transitional moment where community hubs like Taylor Center were being reshaped by the Detroit Industrial and Western Freeway. Researchers can find numerous local institutions from this era, including Taylor Center High Sch and John F Kennedy Sch, alongside older landmarks like the West Mound Cem.