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1949 Map of Riviera Beach

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Riviera Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Lake Worth and the barrier islands of the Florida coast dominate this post-war landscape as it transitioned into a major resort and residential corridor. The established street grids of Lake Park and Riviera Beach are flanked by the Florida East Coast and Seaboard Air Line railroads, which facilitated the region's rapid growth. Along the waterfront, the Intracoastal Waterway threads behind Singers Island and Munyon I, connecting to the Atlantic Ocean via the Lake Worth Inlet.

Significant institutions and social hubs are clearly marked, including St Marys Hospital and the U S Coast Guard Reservation on Peanut I. The presence of the Seminole Golf Club and the West Palm Beach Winter Club illustrates the era's flourishing leisure economy. To the north, the small settlement of Monet sits near the edge of the wetlands, providing a contrast to the increasingly urbanized shoreline of West Palm Beach.