Loading map...

1997 Map of River Forest

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of River Forest
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

The Des Plaines River corridor serves as the central spine for this late-20th-century landscape, separating the dense residential grids of Chicago from the western suburbs. This era reflects a fully developed urban-suburban interface where massive green spaces like Robinson Woods North and Schiller Woods South provide a stark contrast to the nearby industrial and commercial centers. The map detail highlights a significant concentration of institutional and memorial land use, particularly the cluster of large burial grounds including Westlawn Cemetery and Acacia Park Cemetery.

Regional transportation is dominated by the intersecting Tri-State Tollway and Kennedy Expressway, which facilitated the growth of landmarks such as The Brickyard Mall and the Kiddieland Park amusement site. Educational and religious heritage is deeply ingrained in the street names and structures, from the Resurrection High Sch to the numerous parochial schools like St Francis Borgia that anchor these Cook County neighborhoods.