Love is in the Air and on the Map
Feb 17, 2022 | Maps
To (somewhat belatedly) celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, I wanted to share with you a love story that can be traced on maps going back decades. It all started in 1962 with the establishment of TourMap, Inc. by Robert (Dick) and Marjorie Ingalls of Seattle,...Catalog #1 – Chicago
Oct 8, 2021 | Maps
Click here to see the entire list.Certain selections and commentary below (functions best on desktop/tablet, due to length).Categories include: The Early DaysThe Great FireColumbian ExpoGrowth of the CityCentury of ProgressUsing the LandSuburbsTransportationChicago...The Regicide of the ‘Monarch of the Plains.’
Apr 29, 2021 | Maps
The tragic loss of Native American population and indigenous culture is one of the most calamitous effects from the gradual westward migration of settlers during the 19th century. A less visible, but no less gruesome, fate was shared by one of the most important...A City Risen From The Ashes
Oct 10, 2020 | Maps
Richard’s Illustrated and Statistical Map of the Great Conflagration in Chicago. Image courtesy of the Newberry Library. On the night of October 8, 1871, a small fire broke out in Chicago’s Near West Side, at the site of today’s CFD Quinn Fire Academy. (Though...That’s One Way to Use a Map
Sep 25, 2020 | Maps
People naturally gravitate to maps of places with which they have a close personal affinity. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that I’m constantly looking for maps of my hometown, despite not having lived there for well over a decade. To my great surprise, I...
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