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1988 Map of South Miami NW

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of South Miami NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Richmond Heights and the burgeoning planned community of The Hammocks define the suburban expansion of Miami-Dade County in the late 1980s. The landscape is a transition from the intensive agricultural and limestone extraction operations in the west, marked by numerous quarries and the U S Army Reservation, to the densely developed residential tracts and retail centers of the east. This era shows the integration of modern transit and aviation infrastructure, including the reach of the Metrorail and the expansive layout of Tamiami Airport with its associated Control Tower.

Water management is central to the area's geography, evidenced by the Black Creek Canal No C-1W and a network of man-made lakes such as Kendall Lake and Winston Lake. Significant institutional footprints are visible at the Miami-Dade Community College (South Campus) and Kendall Regional Medical Center, while the presence of the Krome North Service Processing Center reflects the region's unique role in federal operations during this period.