1957 Map of Lubbock West

About this map

The western expansion of Lubbock is documented here through a layering of data from 1957 and revisions from 1970. The transition from the rural High Plains landscape to a dense urban grid is anchored by Texas Technological College and the growing campus of Lubbock Christian College. The infrastructure of the era is defined by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad corridor and the Levelland Highway, which facilitated the development of outlying communities like Carlisle and West End Place.