Transit Maps: 1979

Historical Map: PATH Map, New York and New Jersey, 1979

August 3, 2012

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1979, 5 stars, New Jersey, New York, Newark, PATH, subway, subway map, USA

After all the diagrammatic maps we’ve featured so far, it’s nice to showcase something completely different – check out this awesome painted birds-eye view of PATH services between New Jersey and Manhattan from 1979. It also shows other rail services in New Jersey snaking off into the far distance, and even Lady Liberty standing guard over New York and the cutest little Staten Island ferry you ever did see. Have we been there? Yes, but […]

Photo: Early MARTA Rail Map, c. 1974-1979

February 24, 2012

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1974, 1979, Atlanta, commuter rail, Georgia, MARTA, Matt Johnson, photo, USA

A photo from our good friend, Matt’ Johnson, showing a very early system map (circa 1974 to 1979) for the MARTA commuter rail system in Atlanta. Compare to the current map here. Click on the source link at the bottom of the post to read Matt’s comprehensive notes over on Flickr. I’ll just note that I really like the clean, uncluttered design; especially the subtle grey background with the underlying and unlabelled road network reversed […]