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1955 Map of Orlando

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Orlando
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Central Florida’s mid-century expansion is charted here during a transformative era for the Space Coast and the burgeoning tourism industry. Orlando serves as the inland hub, surrounded by the established citrus and lake country of Winter Park, Sanford, and Leesburg. The landscape is fundamentally changing with the emergence of Walt Disney World and a massive military footprint, including the Orlando Naval Training Device Center, Orlando AFB, and Mc Coy AFB.

To the east, the map details the critical infrastructure of the American space program at Cape Kennedy and Cape Canaveral. The Vehicle Assembly Building and various Launch pads stand along the Banana River, supported by Patrick Air Force Base near Satellite Beach. Significant transportation arteries like the Sunshine State Parkway and the Bee Line Expressway illustrate the rapid modernization of the region's connectivity between the Atlantic coast and the interior citrus groves.