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1967 Map of Settegast

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Settegast
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Houston's northeastern industrial and residential expansion is evident in this late-1960s survey, dominated by a dense network of railroads and shipping infrastructure. The Settegast area serves as a focal point for the region's transportation economy, featuring the massive Settegast Yards and the convergence of the Missouri Pacific and Southern Pacific lines. These transit corridors are flanked by established neighborhoods like Sherwood Place, North Shadydale, and Hawthorne Place, many of which developed alongside the local school system including Patrick Henry Jr High Sch and Smiley High Sch.

The landscape is further defined by its waterways and civil infrastructure, from Halls Bayou in the north to the Turning Basin and Buffalo Bayou in the south. Several significant burial grounds, including Oak Park Cem, Hollywood Cemetery, and Holy Cross Cem, are preserved amidst the urban grid. The map also records the presence of the St Elizabeth Hospital and the Keller Street Incinerator, reflecting the city's mid-century civic and medical development.