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1958 Map of Greendale

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Greendale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The urban expansion of Milwaukee and West Allis pushes southward into the sprawling township of Greenfield and the planned community of Greendale. This mid-century survey captures a landscape in transition, where established neighborhoods meet the developing corridors of the Airport Freeway. The industrial and transport importance of the region is anchored by the sprawling grounds of General Mitchell Field and the parallel routes of the Chicago and North Western and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads.

South of the city, the map reveals a dense network of institutional sites, including massive burial grounds like Forest Home Cemetery and St Adalberts Cemetery. Notable landmarks such as Alverno College and the County House of Correction appear alongside smaller rural holdouts like Kilbourn. The southern reaches toward Franklin and Oak Creek remain more open, defined by the winding Root River and numerous local parish centers like St James Cem and St Paul Sch.