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Category Archives: Historical
(Cartographic) Greetings from Boston
Ah, postcards. The travel microblogs of yore. For decades they were the preferred (if not only) method for sending updates and short messages from near and far to friends and family. If you ever find yourself bored in an antique … Continue reading
Posted in General, Geography, Historical, Transportation
Tagged Boston, maps, massachusetts, myth, postcards
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A Bostonian’s Idea of the United States of America
It’s hard to argue that humility is one of Bostonians’ virtues. Hub of the entire freaking universe? Yikes. No more humble, of course, is the object of our inferiority complex, New York. With massive pride comes a (geographically, at least) … Continue reading
Kevin Lynch & The Imageable Boston
You’re walking around Boston and a friendly stranger approaches you. “Say, I’m new in town. What neighborhood is this?” she asks. You furrow your brow, laugh nervously and say, “Back Bay? South End? Possibly both… or neither.” Then, for fear … Continue reading
Posted in Geography, Historical, Photography
Tagged 1950's, Boston, cognitive maps, districts, edges, kevin lynch, landmarks, mental maps, nodes, paths, perceptual city
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