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1960 Map of Louisville West

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Louisville West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Ohio River forms a sharp boundary between the industrial and residential corridors of Louisville and the wooded terrain of the New Albany Hills in this 1960 revision. The map documents a period of significant urban growth, with the emerging paths of the Watterson Expressway and Kentucky Turnpike beginning to reshape the suburban landscape near Shively and Pleasure Ridge Park. Major landmarks of mid-century infrastructure and social history are prominent, including the sprawling U S Naval Ordnance Plant and the Hazelwood Sanatorium.

Railroad networks like the Illinois Central and the Kentucky & Indiana Terminal RR crisscross the southern and western neighborhoods, supporting the region's industrial base. Local heritage is preserved in the placement of neighborhood-defining institutions such as Churchill Downs, Holy Rosary Academy, and numerous parochial schools like St Lawrence Sch & Ch. The transition from the dense urban grid of Parkland to the newer subdivisions of Hunters Trace illustrates the post-war expansion of Jefferson County.