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1933 Map of Granite City

Name: 1933 Topographic Map of Granite City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1933
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1933

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The industrial and urban density of the riverfront dominates this 1933 survey, where the Mississippi River serves as the literal and economic divide between Missouri and Illinois. The Missouri side is a complex grid of residential blocks, institutional landmarks, and heavy transit infrastructure. Major connectivity is provided by the Merchants Bridge, McKinley Bridge, and the legendary Eads Bridge, which link the city's commercial core to the eastern banks. This era of urban development is marked by a massive concentration of educational and religious institutions, including St Louis University, Sumner High Sch, and the David Ranken Jr Trades Sch.

Northward, the landscape shifts toward large-scale municipal and private holdings. Expansive grounds such as Bellefontaine Cemetery and Calvary Cemetery sit adjacent to the M K T Yards and the St Louis City Municipal Dock, illustrating the close proximity of civic life and industrial logistics. The presence of the Settling Reservoirs and the sprawling Stockyards near the riverbank underscores the essential utility and trade functions that powered the region during the early 1930s.