1959 Map of Irving

About this map

The confluence of the Elm Fork Trinity River and the West Fork Trinity River anchors this landscape during a period of rapid suburbanization. Between the original 1959 survey and 1968 revisions, the footprint of Irving and Grand Prairie expanded significantly, bridging the gap between established neighborhoods and older rural settlements like Sowers. The map reveals a complex industrial and transit-oriented corridor, where the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike and several major railroads, including the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific RR, carve through a landscape of heavy extractive industry.