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1952 Map of Rochester West

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Rochester West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Kodak Park and the industrial corridors of northwestern Rochester anchor this early 1950s survey, showing a landscape transitioning from agricultural townships to suburban neighborhoods. In the west, the townships of Greece and Gates maintain a grid of orchard-lined roads like Peck Road and Maiden Lane, while institutional campuses like St Bernards Seminary, Nazareth Convent, and Aquinas Institute concentrate near the city line.

The Erie Canal cuts a distinctive diagonal path across the map, shadowed by the New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroad lines that fueled the local economy. Notable landmarks such as Holy Sepulchre Cemetery and Rochester Airport appear alongside emerging mid-century features like a Drive-In Theater near North Gates. This record captures the precise moment before major expressways reshaped the connectivity between settlements like West Greece, South Greece, and Coldwater.