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Project: 1954 Manhattan Rapid Transit Flow Diagram Digital Recreation

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Historical Maps, My Transit Maps, Prints Available, Visualizations

I’ve long admired this beautiful 1954 flow diagram of subway service into Manhattan during the morning peak hour, so I set myself the personal challenge of recreating it using modern design tools (Adobe Illustrator) while still staying true to the original principles of the map. While it was certainly possible to just trace the source material in Illustrator with the pen tool and end up with a decent facsimile of the original, there’s really nothing to […]