1969 Map of Hastings West

About this map

The western expansion of Hastings in the late 1960s is defined by a dense institutional and residential grid transitioning into the rolling drainage of the Big Blue River. This landscape is marked by the sprawling grounds of the Hastings State Hospital and the nearby settlement of Ingleside, alongside significant religious and educational landmarks such as the Crosier Monastery and St Michaels Sch. The map illustrates a city anchored by diverse infrastructure, including the Hastings Municipal Airport and the heavy rail corridors of the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern. Beyond the city limits, the terrain softens into the meandering paths of Pawnee Creek and Thirtytwo Mile Creek, where smaller rural fixtures like Wallace Sch and Immanuel Ch served the outlying townships of Denver and Ayr.