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1953 Map of Lakewood

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Lakewood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Lake Superior dominates this mid-century survey, its expansive waters meeting the rocky shoreline of St. Louis County just north of Duluth. The infrastructure of the era is concentrated along the coast, where the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway and North Shore Drive parallel the water, facilitating the region's industrial and residential movement. Near the settlement of Lakewood, a utility network is visible through the presence of a Reservoir and a Pumping Station, while the Lakewood City Boundary marks the extent of local governance at the time.

Terrain features like Moose Mountain rise above the coastal shelf, offering a rugged backdrop to the North Shore Chapel and a nearby Golf Course. The mouth of the Lester River cuts through the landscape, marking a transition point between the urban influence of the city and the more sparsely developed forest lands to the north. This map captures the lakefront before the extensive modern expansions of the Twin Ports corridor, preserving the locations of early roads like Shore Line Drive.