1956 Map of Safety Harbor

About this map

Safety Harbor and the surrounding coastline of Old Tampa Bay reflect the mid-century expansion of Florida's Gulf Coast infrastructure. This 1956 map, photorevised in 1969, illustrates a transition from established settlements like Coachman and Dellwood to the burgeoning industrial and transportation hubs that defined the era. The presence of the St Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport and the spanning Courtney Campbell Parkway signal the region's increasing connectivity. Genealogists and local historians can trace familial sites such as McMullen Cem and the Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park Cemetery, alongside smaller communities like Four Corners and High Point. The landscape is a mosaic of natural inlets like Cooper Bayou and modified terrain, including several marked Sandpit operations, highlighting the development occurring alongside the Seaboard Coast Line rail corridor.