Here’s a gem of an old map, sent my way by long-time follower, Mike Christensen. It’s an overview map of the UTA bus system in Salt Lake City from 1979, done in that cheerful cartoony illustration style that was so beloved at the time. I especially like how there’s a slight perspective to the whole map, as if we were looking towards Salt Lake City from an elevated viewpoint far to the south. I’m also loving that oh-so-1970s-American-style UTA logo: red, white and blue with added Helvetica goodness. It’s like they saw the (original) Amtrak logo and said, “We’ll have one of those, please!”

The reverse side would seem to have more detailed/accurate insets for important parts of the map, based on the caption at left and the slight paper show-through.

I’d definitely love to see a high-res version of this map to savour the details!

Source: SLC Transportation’s Twitter