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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Marcin Wichary Retweeted Western Neighborhoods Project
So many thanks to
@enf for help with research, and encouragement, and proof reading – and the massive/impressive SF archives he collected over the years. Also thanks to@outsidelandz. This tweet/photo jumpstarted the whole project:https://twitter.com/outsidelandz/status/1069828266259701762 …Marcin Wichary added,
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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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Replying to @gingerbeardman
I even re-coloured one map so it’s easier to read. :·)
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And moved some labels. :·)
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