1958 Map of Greendale

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The sprawling southern suburbs of Milwaukee transition from dense urban grids to developing rural fringes in this mid-century portrait. Massive burial grounds like St Adalberts Cemetery and Mount Olivet Cemetery occupy significant tracts, while aviation takes center stage at General Mitchell Field. The landscape reflects a postwar boom, where traditional institutions like Alverno College and numerous parochial schools, including St Marys Sch and St Helens Sch, stand alongside new leisure symbols like the Tuckaway Country Club and a Drive-in Theater. To the south, the terrain opens into the agricultural reaches of Franklin and Oak Creek, dotted with family-named gravel pits and landmarks like the Boy Scout Camp and the County House of Correction near the Root River.