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1985 Map of Lake St. Clair South

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Lake St. Clair South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The industrialized shoreline of Lake St Clair and the Detroit River dominates this planimetric study, capturing the dense residential and commercial expansion of southeast Michigan in the mid-1980s. The map delineates the intricate boundaries of the Grosse Pointe communities, including Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Farms, and Grosse Pointe Shores, as they line the waterfront. To the north, the urban grid extends through Roseville and St Clair Shores into Macomb Co.

The international border is a central feature here, as the United States Canada boundary cuts through the open waters of the lake, separating Michigan from Ontario. Coastal landmarks such as Gaukler Point and Windmill Point provide fixed geographic reference points along a heavily developed coast where the transition from Detroit to its surrounding suburbs is seamless. This map reflects the peak of late-20th-century suburban density in the tri-county area.