{"product_id":"old-map-of-st-louis-missouri-by-usgs-1935-granite-city-east-st-louis-mississippi-river","title":"Old Map of St. Louis, Missouri by USGS, 1935 – Granite City, East St. Louis \u0026 Mississippi River","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1935 under the succinct title “Granite City,” this US Geological Survey topographical map captures St. Louis and its Illinois counterpart at a revealing moment in the region’s modern transformation. Drawn at the detailed 1:24,000 scale, it presents the city not as an isolated urban core, but as part of a larger riverine, industrial, and transportation landscape shaped by the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. St. Louis appears alongside Granite City, East St. Louis, Brooklyn, and surrounding settlements, their streets, rail lines, waterways, and open lands carefully organized within the USGS’s disciplined cartographic language. The result is a richly informative portrait of a metropolitan borderland where commerce, settlement, and geography converged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe US Geological Survey, established in 1879, became the authoritative American institution for mapping the nation’s terrain, resources, and hydrology, and this map reflects the precision that made its work indispensable. By the 1930s, USGS quadrangles had become essential tools for engineers, planners, geologists, and government agencies, offering standardized, scientifically grounded depictions of both natural and built environments. Here, contour lines articulate the modest but meaningful elevation changes around the St. Louis region, tracing hills, valleys, riverbanks, and drainage patterns with clarity. Roads, railroads, industrial areas, neighborhoods, parks, and waterways are integrated into a single visual system, allowing the viewer to read the landscape as both a physical terrain and a human-made network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mississippi River dominates the composition, its broad course serving as both a natural boundary and a powerful engine of development. Islands, channels, riverfront installations, and adjacent lowlands show the complexity of life along one of North America’s great waterways. To the north and west, the influence of the Missouri River adds another layer of geographical significance, reminding us that St. Louis owed much of its historic importance to its position near the confluence of major river systems. The map’s depiction of waterways, small lakes, ponds, and floodplain features evokes a region in constant negotiation with water—an environment of transportation corridors, fertile bottomlands, industrial opportunity, and periodic hazard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the Illinois side, Granite City, East St. Louis, and Brooklyn appear within a dense matrix of railroads, roads, industrial zones, and residential neighborhoods. Granite City’s very name speaks to manufacturing ambition, and by the early twentieth century the area had become closely associated with steel, rail, and heavy industry. The map records this industrial geography with quiet exactitude: sidings, transport routes, utility facilities, and developed districts reveal how the urban fabric extended eastward from St. Louis across the river. Agricultural lands and forested patches remain visible beyond the denser settlements, creating a striking contrast between metropolitan expansion and the rural landscapes that still bordered it in the 1930s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a historical document, “Granite City” offers a compelling view of St. Louis during an era of accelerated urbanization, infrastructure growth, and regional reorganization. Major roads and highways indicate the rising importance of automotive travel, while the extensive railroad network recalls an older industrial order still central to the city’s economy. Parks and recreational areas punctuate the more utilitarian landscape, suggesting civic investment amid factories, treatment facilities, working riverfronts, and residential districts. The map’s fine topographical detail allows modern viewers to compare past and present land use, tracing how neighborhoods, waterways, industrial corridors, and open spaces have changed. It is both a practical survey and an elegant historical snapshot of a pivotal American river city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSt. Louis, Missouri\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGranite City, Illinois\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrooklyn, Illinois\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEast St. Louis, Illinois\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMississippi River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMissouri River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious parks and recreational areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndustrial zones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResidential neighborhoods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRailroads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor roads and highways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater treatment facilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgricultural lands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForested patches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall lakes and ponds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIslands along the river\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the US Geological Survey, this historical 1:24,000 topographical map is dated 1935.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated by the US Geological Survey (USGS), a scientific agency of the U.S. federal government known for topographical maps and geological studies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map uses colored physical features and distinct topographical contour lines to show elevation changes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt displays elevations and landforms around the region, including hills, valleys, and major waterways.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated during a period of urban growth, the map reflects changes in land use and development that have occurred since the 1930s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). 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