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1957 Map of Lubbock East

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Lubbock East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Texas Technological College dominates the western landscape of this mid-century survey, anchoring the urban expansion of Lubbock. The map documents a period of significant growth, with purple-tinted revisions from 1970 showing the city's sprawl southward toward Slaton Road. The rugged breaks of Yellow House Canyon carve a deep diagonal through the quadrangle, providing a sharp contrast to the flat high plains. Within this depression, Mac Kenzie State Park and the City Cemetery provide a structured green belt against the intensifying residential grid.

Industrial and transport networks are highly visible, with the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and Fort Worth and Denver railroads converging near downtown. Rural legacy remains on the eastern periphery, where the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and various Caliche Pits operate near the small settlement of Burris. Researchers can trace dozens of neighborhood landmarks, from healthcare hubs like St Marys Hosp to localized congregations at Antioch Ch.