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1962 Map of Miami

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Miami
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Miami River and Biscayne Bay define this mid-century portrait of a rapidly expanding metropolitan area. Purple photorevisions from 1969 reveal the densification of neighborhoods like Allapattah, Shenandoah, and Lemon City, alongside the significant infrastructure of the Julia Tuttle Causeway and Mac Arthur Causeway connecting the mainland to Miami Beach. The map details the complex man-made island chains of the Venetian Islands and Sunset Islands, illustrating the extensive dredging and residential development that transformed the bay's natural shoreline.

Genealogical and local history value is found in the meticulous marking of civic landmarks, including the City Cemetery, the Indian Burial Ground, and the Orange Bowl. Academic and religious institutions such as Notre Dame Academy and St Agnes Ch appear alongside industrial rail corridors like the Florida East Coast and Seaboard Coast Line, which historically anchored the city's early 20th-century growth.