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1968 Map of Royal Oak

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Royal Oak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Detroit and its northern suburbs are shown here during a period of significant postwar density and infrastructure development. The landscape is defined by a rigid grid of major thoroughfares like Eight Mile Road and Seven Mile Road, intersected by the modern arteries of the Lodge Freeway and Chrysler Freeway. The survey captures the sprawling residential character of Berkley, Oak Park, and Ferndale, alongside the established greenery of the Detroit Zoological Park and the Rackham Golf Club.

Educational and religious institutions are particularly dense, including Duns Scotus College and numerous parish schools like St Marys of Redford High Sch. Large-scale commercial and communal hubs such as the Northland Shopping Center and several prominent burial grounds, including Woodlawn Cemetery and Machpelah Cem, provide significant landmarks for genealogists and local historians tracing the evolution of these Oakland and Wayne County neighborhoods.