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1963 Map of St. Louis

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of St. Louis
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Missouri River and Mississippi River converge at the heart of this mid-century landscape, anchoring a massive metropolitan corridor that stretches from St. Louis and Belleville in the east to Fulton in the west. This era of urban expansion is marked by the nascent Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and the busy operations at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. To the southwest, the industrial footprint of the Ozark Plateau comes into focus, where the Viburnum Mines and Pea Ridge Mine indicate the region's deep-rooted mining economy.

Heavily wooded preserves like Mark Twain National Forest and Clark National Forest flank the river valleys, while established military and industrial sites like Jefferson Barracks and the St. Louis Ordnance Plant reflect the area's strategic importance. The map also captures the sprawling suburban growth in communities such as Florissant, University City, and Kirkwood, as well as the transition into the American Bottoms of Illinois.