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1988 Map of Opa-Locka

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Opa-Locka
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Miami Lakes and Carol City define this late-1980s landscape of planned communities and interconnected waterways in northern Miami-Dade. The map shows an area of significant suburban expansion, where residential grids are partitioned by major transit corridors like Floridas Turnpike and the Palmetto Expressway. A complex network of artificial lakes, such as Lake Steven and Lake Cecile, dominates the residential landscape, serving both as neighborhood centerpieces and water management features.

Opa-Locka Airport occupies a massive footprint in the southeast, surrounded by institutions including Florida Memorial College and Biscayne College. The transition from industrial uses, marked by several Quarry sites near Medley, to recreational spaces like Amelia Earhart Park and the Hollywood Lakes Country Club, illustrates the region's evolving land use. Local history is preserved in the numerous schools and religious sites, such as Florida Bible Ch and Vista Memorial Gardens, which anchored these growing Florida communities.