{"product_id":"map-of-glen-ellyn-illinois-by-usgs-1993-lombard-carol-stream-addison","title":"Map of Glen Ellyn, Illinois by USGS, 1993 – Lombard, Carol Stream \u0026 Addison","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Lombard,” produced by the United States Geological Survey in 1993 at the highly detailed 1:24,000 scale, presents a finely observed topographical portrait of Glen Ellyn, Lombard, and neighboring communities in DuPage County, Illinois. Like the best USGS quadrangles, it balances scientific precision with a quiet visual elegance: contour lines trace subtle changes in elevation, while color contrasts distinguish built-up districts, open land, roads, railways, water features, and wooded areas. The map captures the western suburban landscape of Chicago at a pivotal late twentieth-century moment, when residential expansion, commercial corridors, and public infrastructure had already transformed much of the region, yet parks, lakes, golf courses, and recreational fields still punctuated the urban fabric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe United States Geological Survey, founded in 1879, became the national authority for systematic mapping of the American landscape, and its 7.5-minute quadrangle series remains one of the great cartographic achievements of the modern era. This “Lombard” sheet reflects the mature USGS style of the early 1990s: clean typography, rigorous symbolization, and a dense but legible presentation of information intended for engineers, planners, hikers, researchers, and local officials. Every street grid, rail line, school, public facility, and watercourse participates in a broader geographic narrative. Rather than offering a decorative overview, the map records the practical realities of place—how communities are connected, where land rises and falls, and how human settlement overlays the natural terrain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlen Ellyn appears as one of the map’s principal points of interest, set within a suburban matrix of residential neighborhoods, schools, parks, commercial areas, and transportation corridors. Its lakes and smaller water bodies add visual and geographic character, while nearby recreational grounds and golf course landscapes reveal how leisure spaces were incorporated into the suburban environment. Lombard, Addison, Carol Stream, Schaumburg, and surrounding localities are tied together through a web of major highways, local streets, and railways, illustrating the region’s dependence on movement and commuting. The map’s topographic information is especially engaging in such a developed setting, where gentle Midwestern relief might otherwise be overlooked beneath the geometry of streets and subdivisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a historical document, this 1993 map offers a revealing snapshot of metropolitan Chicago’s western suburbs before the full force of later redevelopment, road expansion, and commercial intensification. The early 1990s were a period when older village centers, postwar subdivisions, office parks, shopping districts, and expanding public services coexisted within a rapidly maturing suburban landscape. The map records that moment with admirable neutrality: highways and railways appear not as abstractions, but as the bones of regional growth; schools and public landmarks speak to population density; parks and water features mark the persistent presence of open space. For anyone interested in urban history, it is a precise study of suburban form in transition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe visual language of “Lombard” is understated yet deeply informative, rewarding close reading. Black and red details help separate dense developed areas from other features, while blue hydrology, green vegetation, and brown contour lines create the familiar layered grammar of USGS topography. At 1:24,000, the map invites intimate exploration: individual roads, neighborhood patterns, rail alignments, athletic fields, and civic sites can be read in relation to the land itself. It is both a navigational tool and a historical artifact, preserving the spatial identity of Glen Ellyn and its surrounding communities at a defined moment in time. For collectors of American topographical mapping, it embodies the disciplined beauty of late twentieth-century federal cartography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlen Ellyn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLombard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSchaumburg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarol Stream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddison\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGolf course\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParks and recreational fields\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor highways and local streets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRailways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLakes, rivers, and smaller water bodies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResidential neighborhoods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommercial areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSchools and educational institutions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublic facilities and landmarks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by the United States Geological Survey (USGS)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated in 1993\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTopographical map at a 1:24,000 scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and the surrounding area\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaptures geographical features and notable locations significant at the time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures contour lines indicating elevation and relief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses varying shades and colors to denote different topographic characteristics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack and red color contrasts help identify developed and undeveloped areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows terrain, water bodies, and vegetation coverage typical of the area in 1993\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers insight into urban development patterns in Glen Ellyn and surrounding areas during the early 1990s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflects USGS cartographic standards emphasizing clarity and practical navigation\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=\"\/it\/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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