1959 Map of Kennedale

About this map

Lake Arlington dominates the central landscape of this Tarrant County survey, serving as a focal point for the rapid mid-century expansion between Fort Worth and Arlington. The map documents a period of significant suburban development, with purple-tinted photorevisions from the late 1960s and early 1970s illustrating the outward growth of settlements like Pantego, Dalworthington Gardens, and Forest Hill. Infrastructure follows this expansion, evidenced by the complex interchange of U.S. Highway 287 and the development of the Filtration Plant and Sewage Disposal systems near the lake.