1957 Map of Urbana

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The university hub of Urbana and neighboring Champaign anchor this late-1950s landscape, which exhibits a complex network of mid-century infrastructure and agricultural tradition. The urban core is flanked by the Urbana Country Club and landmarks like the Mt Hope Cem and the County Home, while the outskirts show the era's emerging roadside culture with a Drive-in Theater near Augerville. Beyond the city limits, the terrain transitions into a highly managed agricultural plain defined by the Saline Branch Drainage DITCH and the Upper Flatville Drainage DITCH, demonstrating the extensive drainage engineering required to farm the Illinois prairie.