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City of Seattle, 1908
Every once in a while, here at Spatialities world headquarters, our research department (me) runs into an old archived map that our marketing department (also me) thinks would look great on someone’s...
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Los Angeles, 1928
This one’s for all my LA folks… One of the things about being between jobs is that you get to find little projects to obsess over. I’ve been enjoying combing through old archives, finding these cool...
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Portland, 1905
The thing to remember about this early 20th-century Portland map is FORESHADOWING… What stands out for me when I look at this map are the lack of freeways (always the case with maps older than 50 years...
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A History of the UW in 120 Frames
I love watching things change over time. Buildings, landscapes, street grids–everything morphs with changing technologies and cultural priorities, and time-enabled mapping can help us visualize and...
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Bebb & Gould Regent’s Plan for the UW, 1915-1945
The Bebb & Gould plan for the University of Washington–updated nine times between 1915-1945. North is left. This plan is a great display of both what was built and what wasn’t. A few roundabouts...
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Geographic History–Philadelphia
“Morphogenesis of a Philadelphia City Block” The first time I mapped out a historical geography was as a young SFSU undergrad. I recently came across this project while looking for old photos in my...
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Husky Stadium–1920
…that is, Husky Stadium before it was Husky Stadium. Here are plans and drawings for the University of Washington Associated Students Stadium, by Bebb & Gould, 1920. I love the narrow, languidly...
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Map of Yosemite and the Sierras
This is an amazing map of Yosemite and the mid-Sierras. It’s from 1947, and the detail of the terrain and the hillshading is gorgeous. I repaired and restored this old map…it was creased, stamped and...
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