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1972 NYCTA New York Subway Guide
By Harry in Subway Maps
Massimo Vignelli 1972 NYCTA New York Subway Guide
No sooner had the Metropolitan Transportation Authority introduced a new map of the New York subway system on Aug. 7, 1972, than complaints flooded in. Many stations seemed to be in the wrong places. The water surrounding the city was colored beige, not blue. As for Central Park, it appeared to be almost square, rather than an elongated rectangle, three times bigger than the map suggested, and was depicted in a dreary shade of gray.
The map was, indeed, riddled with anomalies, but that was the point. Its designer, Massimo Vignelli, had sacrificed geographical accuracy for clarity by reinterpreting New York’s tangled labyrinth of subway lines as a neat diagram. Each station was shown as a dot and linked to its neighbors by color-coded routes running at 45- or 90-degree angles. Mr. Vignelli had used his design skills to tidy up reality.
Design buffs have always loved his map for its rigor and ingenuity. When the future graphic designer Michael Bierut made his first trip to New York in 1976, he took one home to Ohio as a souvenir. But many New Yorkers were outraged by what they saw as the misrepresentation of their city, while tourists struggled to relate Mr. Vignelli’s design to what they found above ground. In 1979, the M.T.A. bowed to public pressure by replacing his diagrammatic map with a geographical one.
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1989 Theaters in New York City Subway and Bus Guide
By Harry in Subway Maps
1989 Theaters in New York City Subway and Bus Guide
Subway and Bus Guide to all Broadway and Off-Broadway Theaters of New York City. Featuring a Theater District inset map illustrating all subway and bus routes.
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1986 New York City Transit Authority Manhattan Bus Map
1986 New York City Transit Authority Manhattan Bus Map
188 downloads
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1988 New York City Transit Authority Subway Map
By Harry in Subway Maps
1988 New York City Transit Authority Subway Map
420 downloads
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A Brief History of the Lackawanna Electrics 1931-1934
A Brief History of the Lackawanna Electrics 1931-1934
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1965 Erie Lackawanna Time Table
By Harry in Times tables
1965 Erie Lackawanna Time Table
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2002 Guide to Weekend Travel during Construction in Lower Manhattan
By Harry in Advisories
2002 Guide to Weekend Travel during Construction in Lower Manhattan
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New York City Transit The Vintage Bus Fleet
New York City Transit The Vintage Bus Fleet
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June 29, 2008 Bx12 +SelectBus Service Bus Timestable
By Harry in Times tables
June 29, 2008 Bx12 +SelectBus Service Bus Timestable
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1987 New York City Transit Authority SubwayMap
By Harry in Subway Maps
1987 New York City Transit Authority SubwayMap
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1986 New York City Transit Authority Brooklyn Bus Map
1986 New York City Transit Authority Brooklyn Bus Map
202 downloads
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1985 New York City Transit Authority Queens Bus Map
1985 New York City Transit Authority Queens Bus Map
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1967 New York City Transit Authority Subway Map Reverse Side
By Harry in Subway Maps
1967 New York City Transit Authority
Subway Map
Reverse Side
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1985 New York City Transit Authority Brooklyn Bus Map
1985 New York City Transit Authority Brooklyn Bus Map
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1985 New York City Transit Authority Bronx Bus Map
1985 New York City Transit Authority Bronx Bus Map
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2004 Amtrak Silver Service Route Guide
By Harry in Other Maps
2004 Amtrak Silver Service Route Guide
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1984 New York City Transit Authority Bronx Bus Map
1984 New York City Transit Authority Bronx Bus Map
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1988 Service Improvements Since 1904 Brochure
1988 Service Improvements Since 1904 Brochure
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1981 New York City Transit Authority Brooklyn Bus Map
1981 New York City Transit Authority Brooklyn Bus Map
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1979 Revised Fall 1980 New York City Transit Authority Subway Map
By Harry in Subway Maps
1979 Revised Fall 1980 New York City Transit Authority Subway Map
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1964 New York City Transit Authority Subway Map Reverse Side
By Harry in Subway Maps
1964 New York City Transit Authority Subway Map Reverse Side
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2008 Manhattan Bus Rider Report Card
By Harry in Advisories
2008 Manhattan Bus Rider Report Card
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1982 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority T System Map Reverse Side
By Harry in Other Maps
1982 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
T System Map Reverse Side
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