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1983 Map of Tucson East

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Tucson East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

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Davis-Monthan Air Force Base dominates the southern landscape of this 1980s Tucson survey, a massive military footprint characterized by sprawling runways and facilities like the Davis-Monthan AFB Hospital. Nearby, the Pima Air Museum and Tucson Dragway highlight the area's specialized land use at the city's edge. The residential expansion of Eastern Tucson is evident through a dense network of schools such as St Josephs Academy and Palo Verde HS, alongside shopping hubs like Oxford Plaza Shopping Center.

Ephemeral drainage patterns including Pantano Wash and Agua Caliente Wash carve through the suburban grid, leading toward the rising terrain of Twin Hills. Significant transit corridors, from the Southern Pacific Railroad to Speedway Blvd, illustrate the infrastructure supporting small settlements like Littletown and Rankin. This era represents a period of rapid institutional growth, seen in the numerous parks and hospitals such as El Dorado Hospital.