1961 Map of Lafayette East

About this map

Lafayette serves as the industrial and social anchor of this 1961 landscape, where the urban grid meets the winding courses of the Wabash River and Wildcat Creek. The map documents a period of significant transition, with purple-tinted revisions from 1976 highlighting suburban expansion into Meadowbrook and eastward toward Monitor School. In the city center, established landmarks like the St Lawrence Convent and Market Square Shopping Center stand alongside a dense collection of neighborhood schools, including Sunnyside School and Oakland School.