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1962 Map of Naperville

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Naperville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The West Branch Du Page River winds through a landscape undergoing rapid suburban transformation, anchored by the historic educational and religious institutions of Naperville and Wheaton. In Naperville, the campus of North Central College sits at the heart of the community, surrounded by a dense grid of streets like Washington St and Chicago Ave. To the north, the sprawling grounds of the Winfield Sanitarium and the Franciscan Convent reflect the specialized land use of the era, while the U S Military Reservation occupies a significant tract near Warrenville.

Transportation infrastructure dominates the western half of the map, where the Chicago Burlington and Quincy and Elgin Joliet and Eastern railroads intersect near Eola. The newly constructed East-West Tollway cuts across the terrain, signaling a shift toward automobile-centric development. Amidst this growth, large natural tracts such as Herricks Lake Forest Preserve and Mc Dowell Grove preserve the riparian environment of the river valley.