1967 Map of Hopkins

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Minnehaha Creek winds through a landscape of rapid suburban expansion and established local institutions in the late 1960s. This survey of the western suburbs of Minneapolis reveals a dense network of residential development, commercial shopping centers, and prominent educational campuses like Wayzata High Sch and Westwood Jr High Sch. The region is defined by its numerous water bodies, from the expansive Lake Minnetonka Grays Bay in the west to the smaller Shady Oak Lake near Hopkins. Notable social and health facilities are present, including the Glen Lake State Sanatorium and a regional Workhouse near Parker Lake. Transportation infrastructure is dominated by the intersecting routes of the Great Northern and Chicago and North Western railroads, which share the landscape with modern thoroughfares like Excelsior Blvd. The transition from rural roots to suburban center is evident in settlements such as Minnetonka Mills and the developing residential tracts of Plymouth and Edina.