I just finished a story about ghost stations in San Francisco. I was inspired after my little Forest Hill station thread, and then I found some really great photos and cool stories about the early wild years of SF transit plans, streetcars, and tunnels.https://medium.com/@mwichary/the-best-laid-tracks-554adf9590a9 …
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(If you ever wondered about the weird way J Church goes in between the houses, or about the abandoned tunnels on the side of Market Street, or about the footbridge in Dolores Park… this post might shed some light!)pic.twitter.com/EsHsdro6TQ
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(The invisible “reading UX” part that took a bunch of time, but I am really proud of: redoing all the maps so that they’re the same orientation [and scale if need be], making it easier for readers to arrive at the good sense of the spaces I’m talking about.)pic.twitter.com/MnaayVM6qw
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Unexpected addition to my article from a few years back: since the trams are not running, I got a chance to walk the few “backyard” blocks of the J Church today.pic.twitter.com/ag6xVOUqp0
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thanks for this, we are trying to make these resources more accessible to the public through our http://OpenSFHistory.org site.
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Also, I'm gratified that I was able to inspire you, that's why I do this stuff
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