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1963 Map of Jackson Park

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Jackson Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Chicago lakefront of the 1960s is defined by its massive park systems and cultural institutions, stretching from Grant Park down to Jackson Park. This survey reveals the dense urban infrastructure supporting the South Side, where the Illinois Central Gulf railroad parallels the coast, serving as a corridor for neighborhoods like Hyde Park and Woodlawn. The map captures a high-density institutional landscape, featuring the sprawling campus of the University of Chicago and the storied Oakwoods Cemetery.

Along the shoreline of Lake Michigan, the transition from land to water is marked by a series of harbors and aviation landmarks, including the now-vanished Meigs Field on Northerly Island. The detailed mapping includes dozens of neighborhood schools and parish institutions like St Philip Neri Sch and Holy Angels Sch, alongside major landmarks such as Soldier Field and the Museum of Science and Industry.