New Castle, Delaware
Community History and Archaeology Program 

1945 Aerial pictures from New Castle to Wilmington

These pictures from University of Delaware's Spatlab collection provide an indication of land usage around New Castle 60 years ago. Choose higher or lower resolution and click either on a place name in the list below or within the composite picture of the individual images. Details of the airport were blocked out by censors.

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Wilmington - Maryland Ave	Wilmington - Frawley Stadium	Wilmington - Train station
Wilmington - Banning Park	Minquadale	Southbridge - Marine Terminal
Newport	Minquadale	Crane Hook
Basin Rd. Chelsea Manor	Moore's, Landers Lane, Swanwyck	Memorial Bridge location
Basin Rd. & Rte 13 Trustee farms	Moore's Lane, Van Dyke, Jefferson Farms	Memorial Bridge location
Rte 273 & 13, Trustee farms	New Castle- Baldton	Buttonwood
Grantham's Lane	New Castle (center)
Deemer's Beach	New Castle (south)
Below Deemers Beach