1967 Map of Minneapolis North

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The Mississippi River divides this landscape of mid-century suburban expansion, flowing past Banfill Island and Dunham Island as it marks the boundary between Anoka and Hennepin counties. Large industrial and infrastructure footprints define the era, notably the Northern Ordnance Plant near the river and the Crystal Airport further west. In Minneapolis and its surrounding communities like Robbinsdale and Brooklyn Center, the grid of residential streets is punctuated by numerous parochial schools and churches, including Our Lady of Victory Sch and St Bridget Sch. This 1967 revision shows the maturing transit networks of the post-war period, including the prominent Victory Memorial Drive and the Soo Line railroad corridors that supported the region's industrial growth.