Transit Maps: Historical Maps

Historical Map: San Francisco Market Street Railway Company Routes, 1931

October 24, 2011

Filed Under:
Historical Maps

Tags:

5 stars, bus, cable car, California, Market Street Railway Company, San Francisco, USA

An absolutely stunning overhead perspective drawing of San Francisco in this old cable car company map of services. The Golden Gate bridge does not exist yet, and fares to any part of the city (including transfers) are just five cents. Have we been there? Yes, but the remaining cable cars are now just a sad, touristy reminder of what there once was. What we like: Just about everything. The draftsmanship, and detailing is extraordinary – […]

Project: Historical Passenger Rail of Portland, Oregon

August 29, 2011

comments 4

Filed Under:
Historical Maps, My Transit Maps, Visualizations

Tags:

Adobe Illustrator, Cameron Booth, commuter rail, graphic design, light rail, Oregon, passenger rail, Portland, streetcar, transit map, USA, visualization

Somewhat related to my previous post, here’s a new transit map of Portland for your perusal. This piece was born out of two things – a friendly after-work chat with the immensely talented Ryan Sullivan of Paste In Place, where we discussed a concept similar to this; and a chance discovery of a high-resolution scan of a 1943 streetcar/trolley map on the amazing Vintage Oregon site. Based on that map, and information gleaned from too […]