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…
"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…
As a follow-up to the Bay of LA map, here's an animated gif of progressive sea level rise in the LA Basin.
Welcome to Greenhouse Earth–Portland edition. The Portland archipelago awaits your descendants.
Update: Someone pointed out these maps showing the Missoula floods–Very cool! http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2012/06/lidar_map_shows_path_of_missou.html
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.…
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 understand the changes that…
Even though I've only made nine posts on this blog, I'm going to get all self-referential. What happened with the Islands of Seattle map was both thrilling and overwhelming. I went in knowing that…
As part of a recent historical research project, I georeferenced a ton of old plans and maps of the University of Washington campus and surrounding neighborhood. One of the things…
The McDonald International School re-opened in 2012, after 31 years of being mothballed and leased out to various NGOs. Even though the school is in a very walkable neighborhood, having…
I hear “blogs” are big right now. I think I’ll start a “blog”.
A picture is supposed to be a nice addition to these “postings”; here’s a pretty good one, taken out the back of my brother’s apartment in SF…
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