1958 Map of Michigan City East

About this map

Lake Michigan's southern shoreline anchors this late 1950s survey of the Indiana coast, where a dense network of major rail lines converges on Michigan City. The industrial and transit character of the era is evident in the multiple tracks of the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, New York Central Railroad, and Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad as they weave between lakeside communities. Inland, the map captures a transition from the urban center to rural outskirts like Waterford and Springfield.