1940 Map of Granite City

In the Missouri section, large-scale funerary landscapes such as Bellefontaine Cemetery and Calvary Cemetery border the residential neighborhoods of Baden and Bissell. The urban fabric is rich with institutional history, from St Louis University to the Stowe Teachers College, alongside major sports venues like Sportsman Park. Extensive settling reservoirs and the Waterworks at the northern tip of Gabaret Island illustrate the massive engineering required to sustain this metropolitan core during the mid-century era.