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1965 Map of Lexington West

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Lexington West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Blue Grass Field and the sprawling Keeneland Race Course dominate the landscape west of the urban center in this mid-century survey of Fayette County. The map documents a period of rapid suburban expansion, with the purple tint of recent development reaching out to neighborhoods like Gardenside, Cardinal Valley, and Southland. Institutional land use is a defining characteristic of the area, featuring the massive National Institute of Mental Health Clinical Research Center and the U.S. Veterans Hospital.

Transit networks converge here, with the Southern and Louisville and Nashville railroads cutting through the terrain alongside major thoroughfares like Leestown Road and Old Frankfort Pike. Academic and medical life is centered around the University of Kentucky and St. Josephs Hospital, while the historic Lexington Cemetery and Calvary Cemetery provide significant genealogical landmarks for local researchers.