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1935 Map of Rochester East

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Rochester East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

Irondequoit Bay dominates the eastern half of this 1930s landscape, its jagged shoreline dotted with small seasonal and permanent settlements like Point Pleasant, Glen Edith, and Glen Haven. The map reveals the sophisticated infrastructure of the era, from the Genesee River industrial corridor at Charlotte to the University of Rochester College for Women and the Genesee Hospital in the city core.

Aerial photography and ground surveys by people such as K.W. Trimble captured the transition of the northern suburbs, where estates and parks like Durand Eastman Park met the waters of Lake Ontario. High ground at Pinnacle Hill and the Cobbs Hill Reservoir provides a counterpoint to the low marshlands at the southern end of the bay near Irondequoit Creek. Public life is mapped through numerous institutions, including the Armory, the Penitentiary, and a dense network of neighborhood schools.