1941 Cleartype American Map Co. Map of the Bronx (Bronx County), New York

This is c. 1941 Cleartype Map of the Bronx, New York City, published as the United States was emerging from the Great Depression. The map presents the borough in a clear and understandable manner, offering motorists and public transport users a much easier commute.

A Closer Look

Depicting from Tibbetts Brook Park in Westchester County south the Central Park in Manhattan, the entirety of the Bronx is depicted, along with Manhattan from East 94th Street to the Harlem River. Created to be easily read, streets, house numbers, parks, and other sites throughout the borough are well labeled. Both the I.R.T. and the Independent subway lines are traced, with express and local stations are marked. The trolley network, which was fully abandoned in 1948, is detailed as well. An inset in the lower right depicts the entire New York City Transit System. An alphabetic street index appears below the map.

Publication History and Census

This map was produced by Cleartype Maps, a subsidiary of the American Map Company, c. 1941, based on the trolley network. The Willis Avenue Line is still prominently illustrated but was abandoned in 1941. It is likely that later editions would have removed the defunct line.