1975 Map of Little Rock

About this map

Little Rock is shown in high-detail orthophotography as it appeared in the mid-1970s, providing a bird’s-eye view of the capital’s urban growth and industrial footprint. This 1975 aerial survey by the Geological Survey captures the dense residential grids of the city center and the sprawling commercial development extending into the surrounding Pulaski County landscape. The winding course of the Arkansas R dominates the northern edge of the sheet, serving as the primary geographical anchor for the region's transport and settlement patterns. Unlike traditional line-drawn topographic maps, this orthophotomosaic offers researchers an actual visual record of every rooftop, parking lot, and wooded plot, making it an invaluable resource for tracing the physical evolution of the city's neighborhoods and infrastructure just before the late 20th-century expansion period.