1965 Map of Louisville

About this map

The Atomic Energy Commission (Rocky Flats Plant) occupies the high ground of the Rocky Flats in the southern portion of this landscape, a site of significant mid-century industrial activity. To the north, the growing urban edges of Boulder and Louisville are joined by the established communities of Superior and Marshall. This era is defined by an extensive hydraulic network of ditches and reservoirs, including Marshall Lake and the Great Western Reservoir, which manage the flow of Coal Creek and Rock Creek across the Davidson Mesa. Transportation patterns are anchored by the Denver and Rio Grande Western and Colorado and Southern railroads, while residential expansion is visible at Paragon Estates and near schools like Majestic Heights Sch and Southern Hills Jr High Sch.