1953 Map of Park Ridge

About this map

The Glenview Naval Air Station dominates the central landscape of this mid-century survey, surrounded by the burgeoning residential corridors of the Cook County North Shore. The map illustrates a period of significant post-war transition as established communities like Glenview and Wilmette expand into former agricultural tracts. Catholic institutional presence is particularly prominent, marked by the sprawling St Marys Mission House and St Anna Infirmary near Techny, alongside numerous parochial schools such as St Pauls Sch.