1958 Map of New York

About this map

Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean frame the sprawling geography of Long Island and the lower Hudson Valley in this mid-century portrait. The extensive network of the Long Island RR serves as the backbone for suburban expansion across Nassau County and into Suffolk County, connecting established villages like Patchogue and Port Jefferson to the industrial centers of the U S Navy Yard and Yonkers. Large-scale infrastructure projects including the Garden State Parkway and Long Island Expwy appear alongside significant military footprints such as the Camp Upton Military Reservation and coastal defenses at Fort Hancock. From the dense urban grid of Kings County to the reaches of Montauk Point, the map documents the transition of the region from a collection of maritime and farming outposts into a massive metropolitan corridor.