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1954 Map of Granite City

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Granite City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The industrial and urban corridor of the Mississippi River is captured here during a period of significant post-war infrastructure. In St Louis, the dense grid includes prominent landmarks like Busch Stadium, Union Station, and St Louis University, while the northern portion of the city is dominated by the sprawling grounds of Calvary Cemetery and Bellefontaine Cemetery. Across the river in Illinois, the map details the heavy industrial landscape of Granite City and Madison, characterized by extensive rail yards for the Terminal Railroad Association of St Louis and the Illinois Terminal Railroad.

A network of toll bridges, including the Mc Kinley Bridge and Veterans Memorial Bridge, connects the two states. The geography of the river itself is defined by the Chain of Rocks Canal and large river features like Mosenthein Island and Gabaret Island. This survey illustrates the specialized land use of the era, from the Stockyards near East St Louis to the Naval Res and Military Reservation on the Illinois side.