1952 Map of Middletown

About this map

Wesleyan University and the downtown core of Middletown anchor this post-war landscape as it transitioned into a regional hub for education and industry. The industrial character of the Connecticut River is evident in the rail lines of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad and the presence of the Brazos Quarry in Portland. South of the city, the Long Lane State Farm and the State Hospital reflect large-scale institutional land use of the era, while the newly revised roads like the Wilbur Cross Highway show the beginning of suburban expansion into Newfield Heights and Bretton Heights.