Historical Map: Metro de São Paulo Linha Norte-Sul, c. 1973
Before it became Linha 1, the São Paulo Metro’s first line was simply called the North-South Line after its general alignment. Although the photographer on Flickr dates it to 1973 (the year before opening), the map actually seems to show the route built out to its 1978 extent, just before the opening of the Red Line 2 in 1979. The line extends as far north as Santana (opened 1975), and the 1978 fill-in station at […]