1966 Map of Mount Vernon

About this map

The dense suburban corridor of lower Westchester County and the northern Bronx appears in high detail during the mid-1960s, a period of established residential growth and parkway expansion. The Bronx River Parkway and Sprain Brook Parkway cut through a landscape defined by prominent institutions and vast green spaces, from the sprawling grounds of St Josephs Seminary to the Yonkers Raceway. Along the coastline, the map reveals the complex shoreline of Long Island Sound, including Glen Island and the Fort Slocum Military Reservation on Davids Island. Inland, the massive Hillview Reservoir and Grassy Sprain Reservoir dominate the local topography. This edition captures the intricate network of local schools like Iona College and dozens of numbered public schools, alongside several country clubs and cemeteries that served as significant open-space buffers between burgeoning neighborhoods like Fleetwood and Pelham Manor.