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1961 Map of Mount Tabor

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Mount Tabor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The Columbia River forms a wide natural boundary between Portland and Vancouver in this early 1960s study of the region's expanding infrastructure. The landscape is dominated by volcanic remnants and large-scale transportation hubs, including the Portland International Airport and Portland Air Force Base situated along the Columbia Slough. Residential growth is evident across the east side in neighborhoods like Montavilla, Parkrose, and Powellhurst, where dozens of neighborhood schools and churches such as Holy Child Academy and Warner Pacific College anchor the community.

Prominent landforms like Rocky Butte and Mount Tabor rise above the grid of city streets, providing distinctive vertical relief. The industrial and transit character of the area is underscored by the Union Pacific and Spokane Portland And Seattle Ry corridors, which parallel the river and the Banfield Expressway, tracing the primary movement of goods and people during Portland's mid-century expansion.