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1958 Map of Oak Cliff

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Oak Cliff
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Oak Cliff district of Dallas shows its late 1950s expansion, characterized by a dense network of suburban schools and churches. This post-war era is marked by the presence of significant infrastructure like the Veterans Hospital and the Redbird Airport in the southwest. The landscape is defined by the Trinity River and its tributaries, including Fivemile Creek and Cedar Creek, which carved green spaces like Kiest Park and Marsalis Park out of the developing residential blocks.

Transportation corridors dominate the map, from the Veterans World War II Highway to the extensive rail lines of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and the Missouri Kansas Texas. To the south, the transition into Lancaster and Woodland Hills reveals a more open landscape, punctuated by Wheatland Cem and the expansive Laurel Land Memorial Park, while the eastern edge highlights industrial activity at the Dallas Sewage Disposal and various Gravel Pits.