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1958 Map of Naples North

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Naples North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Naples and its surrounding coastal communities are captured during a period of rapid mid-century expansion along the Gulf of Mexico. The map illustrates a landscape of finger canals and residential dredging projects, particularly evident around Inner Doctors Bay and the northern reaches of Naples Bay. This development pattern, highlighted by purple updates from 1972, shows the conversion of coastal wetlands into a highly structured urban grid. Inland, the Naples Airport and the Seaboard Coast Line railroad provide the infrastructure for this burgeoning vacation and retirement destination.

Institutional growth is well-documented through the presence of numerous neighborhood facilities. Significant landmarks include the Lake Park Sch, Carver Sch, and the St Ann Sch, alongside the Caribbean Gardens park. The waterway network remains central to the area's identity, with Doctors Pass and Clam Pass serving as vital outlets for the tidal bays that separate the mainland from the barrier beaches.