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1988 Map of Miami

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Miami
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The Miami River cuts through the heart of the urban landscape in this late 1980s look at the city and its barrier islands. The map documents a metropolis shaped by its relationship with Biscayne Bay, where the Mac Arthur Causeway and Julia Tuttle Causeway connect the mainland to Miami Beach. The inland geography is defined by a dense grid of neighborhoods like Shenandoah and Allapattah, intersected by the Seaboard System railroad and major canals like the Biscayne Canal.

From a social history perspective, the map preserves the locations of vital community centers such as Lincoln Mem Park (Cem) and the Orange Bowl Stadium. Educational and religious institutions are numerous, including Miami Edison High Sch and St Marys Sch. The intricate development of the Venetian Islands and Dodge Island port facilities reflects the maritime and residential engineering that has come to define the area's modern footprint.