{"product_id":"old-map-of-colorado-springs-colorado-by-usgs-1950-pikes-peak-broadmoor-garden-of-the-gods","title":"Old Map of Colorado Springs, Colorado by USGS, 1950 – Pikes Peak, Broadmoor \u0026 Garden of the Gods","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1950 by the U.S. Geological Survey, “Colorado Springs” captures one of the American West’s most dramatic urban settings at a moment of postwar expansion. At a precise 1:24,000 scale, the map presents Colorado Springs not merely as a city, but as a settlement pressed against mountains, canyons, military lands, and high plains. The original title has a pleasing directness, reflecting the USGS tradition of naming quadrangles for their principal place while allowing the surrounding terrain to tell a much larger story. In the 1950s, Colorado Springs was entering a period of significant growth, and this map preserves the city’s evolving geography before later suburban development transformed many of its roads, neighborhoods, and open spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe U.S. Geological Survey’s cartographic style is central to the map’s appeal: systematic, exacting, and quietly beautiful. Contour lines articulate the rugged relief around Colorado Springs, revealing the steep transitions between urban streets, foothills, and mountain slopes. Roads are carefully classified, distinguishing principal routes from smaller local roads and tracks, while waterways, parks, built-up areas, and reservation boundaries are rendered with the clarity expected of USGS topographic mapping. The 1:24,000 scale allows the viewer to read the landscape almost as if walking through it, following the course of Fountain Creek, tracing neighborhood patterns, and observing how transportation corridors negotiate the uneven ground between the plains and the Front Range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColorado Springs itself appears as the organizing heart of the map, with surrounding districts and landmarks demonstrating the city’s unusual blend of refinement, recreation, and frontier geography. Broadmoor, long associated with resort culture and mountain elegance, sits near the foothills, while smaller neighborhoods and parks show the city’s expanding civic fabric. The presence of Fort Carson and nearby military reservation lands adds another important layer to the composition, reflecting the area’s strategic importance in the mid-twentieth century. This juxtaposition of residential streets, military infrastructure, and open terrain gives the map a particularly rich historical texture, showing Colorado Springs as both a growing city and a gateway to some of Colorado’s most celebrated landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe natural landmarks named on and around the map lend it exceptional visual and historical interest. Pikes Peak, an emblem of western exploration and national imagination, anchors the wider region, while Cheyenne Mountain rises powerfully above the city’s southwestern edge. Garden of the Gods, with its famous red sandstone formations, evokes the geological drama that made Colorado Springs a destination for travelers, artists, climbers, and health-seekers. Crystal Park and Red Rock Canyon add further evidence of a landscape shaped by uplift, erosion, and striking mineral color. Through its contouring and place names, the map conveys not only elevation but atmosphere: a city framed by monumental stone, abrupt slopes, and the luminous openness of the high plains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a historical document, this 1950 map is especially evocative because it records Colorado Springs before many modern changes reshaped the region. Later decades would bring expanded suburbs, new roads, intensified military and aerospace activity, and evolving conservation efforts around beloved open spaces. Here, however, the city remains legible in an earlier stage of development, its edges still close to creeks, canyons, parks, and mountain approaches. The map’s disciplined USGS design allows those changes to be appreciated with unusual precision, making it valuable not only for collectors of Colorado cartography but for anyone drawn to the meeting point of urban ambition and western landscape. It is a portrait of place poised between mountain wilderness and modern growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColorado Springs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBroadmoor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFort Carson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePikes Peak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheyenne Mountain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFountain Creek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGarden of the Gods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrystal Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed Rock Canyon Open Space\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMilitary Reservation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious parks and smaller neighborhoods within Colorado Springs\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 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished in 1950\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe USGS is known for detailed and accurate topographic maps used in environmental research, urban planning, and recreation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map shows Colorado Springs and its surrounding areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses a 1:24,000 scale for detailed topographic representation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContour lines depict elevation changes across the mountainous terrain surrounding Colorado Springs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures a clear road classification system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 1950s were a period of significant growth and urban development in Colorado Springs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany features shown on the map may have changed or evolved since publication\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). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere personalisation is available, you can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/fr\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003eSee personalised map examples\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece is printed to museum-grade archival standards using fade-resistant pigment inks on acid-free matte paper. Choose an unframed map print, framed map or canvas using the finish options above. Framed maps use crystal-clear optical acrylic and arrive ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith its rich detail and strong sense of place, this map makes a considered gift for a new home, anniversary, retirement or anyone with a personal connection to the area shown. Still deciding? 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