1958 Map of Seattle

About this map

Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia anchor the dense urban corridor of the Puget Sound region in this 1950s survey, revised in the mid-1970s. The landscape is defined by the complex waterways of Puget Sound and Hood Canal, which separate the industrial centers of the mainland from the Kitsap Peninsula and the massive wilderness of Olympic National Park. The map reveals a post-war landscape of rapid suburban expansion around Lake Washington and the development of major transit arteries like Interstate 5.