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1929 Map of Park Ridge

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Park Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

Northfield, New Trier, and Maine townships showcase the rapid suburbanization of Cook County in the late 1920s. Institutional landmarks such as the St Marys Mission House and Holy Ghost Academy near Techny anchored these growing communities alongside social services like the Croatian Orphanage and St Hedwigs Orphanage. The landscape is transitioning from farmland to leisure and residential space, marked by numerous golf courses including the Northwestern Golf Links and Banker Hill Country Club.

The transportation network is dominated by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway and the electric Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad, which facilitated the growth of towns like Glenview, Wilmette, and Niles Center. Significant open spaces like Harmswoods along the North Branch Chicago River and cemeteries such as St Adalberts Cemetery and Ridgewood Cemetery provide a view of the early planning and burial patterns for the expanding Chicago metro area.