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1958 Map of Kenosha

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Kenosha
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Kenosha anchors this Lake Michigan shoreline survey, revealing a mid-century city expanding its footprint toward Pleasant Prairie and Somers. The 1971 photorevisions, indicated in purple, show significant suburban infill and the growth of residential tracts around older landmarks like Carthage College and the lakefront Simmons Island Park. The industrial and educational infrastructure is densely mapped, featuring numerous parochial institutions such as St Marys Sch and St Josephs Sch, alongside prominent civic sites like Kemper Hall and the C NS & M Station.

South of the city core, the landscape transitions into the open stretches of Carol Beach and the rural reaches of Tobin. This area is defined by the Pike River and the corridors of the Chicago and North Western railroad. Researchers can trace the evolution of the lakefront economy through features like the Sewage Disposal plant and the nearby Gravel Pit operations, while the Drive-in Theater in South Kenosha marks a distinct cultural waypoint of the era.