ZBA approves townhouses in old Sam's Club parking lot in Fall River David Nguyen can't use his parking lot to compete with Walmart, so he has proposed townhouses on the property instead.

an old Sam’s Club in Fall River has the OK to reclaim unused, wasted parking space for badly needed housing: www.heraldnews.com/story/news/l...

- recycled floor map from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, reinforced with cardstock, burnished with a thin layer of beeswax
- 64 pages, cream paper, 24#/90gsm weight
- rounded corners
- simple pamphlet-style binding

I have one more map on hand, so I could possibly make another

One-off item in the shop: Simple sketchbook made from an exhibit map from The Met art museum in New York City. $7. 3deckerbooks.etsy.com/listing/4492...

sure thing. lemme look around & see what I can find...

sure! Most of the journal designs I have in the shop started as custom orders. If I can find some material in public domain that looks cool & prints well, I'll see what I can do. What were you thinking of?

I also have a wholesale price for local shop owners & retail sales. Hit me up if interested. Just keep in mind I’m one guy making these in spare time so quantities will be somewhat limited

New in the shop: Martha’s Vineyard map-cover journals! Matching front & back covers of a 1915 map of the island, with endpapers featuring a ca. 1880 lithograph of the Oak Bluffs Cottage City: 3deckerbooks.etsy.com/listing/4491...

Thanks. At some point I’ll probably make one just to show what goes into them

Get one here if you like 3deckerbooks.etsy.com/listing/4485...

Two orders of Providence antique map-cover journals are finished & sitting in the book press, nearly ready to be shipped. Cover is a bird’s-eye view of the city, with map endpapers.

#journal #providence #map #bookbinding #notebook

Braga Bridge turns 60 years old. Why it's special — and controversial The big blue Braga is linked with Fall River history, good and bad. On its 60th birthday, let's look at what makes it special.

The Braga Bridge opened to traffic 60 years ago today! It’s a Fall River icon but not without controversy then & now. Fun facts: www.heraldnews.com/story/news/2...

Is a fair trial possible for man accused of stabbing Will Flanagan? Saying Will Flanagan is too well-known for a jury to be impartial, the lawyer for Corree Gonzales asked for his case to be moved. What happened.

A lawyer for the man accused of stabbing Will Flanagan argued that he can't get an impartial jury, given the former mayor's fame and stature. What happened in court today: www.heraldnews.com/story/news/c...

Sure. Excuse the screenshot bc I’m just on my phone at the moment, but like this area?

Happy to get cracking on one for you if you like!

New in the shop: Providence aerial view journals & notebooks! Cover is an 1894 illustration of downtown Providence RI — endpapers are detail from a 1914 map of downtown & the East Side.

A6 size (4.25x5.5” ish), 144 pages, cream paper. All handmade. $30. 3deckerbooks.etsy.com/listing/4485...

MBTA plans to spend $6.8M reducing South Coast Rail noise problems The MBTA's proposed Capital Improvement Plan has $35M for South Coast Rail improvements, including help for neighbors troubled by noise.

The MBTA is working on its five-year spending plan. There's money in the plan for South Coast Rail, including more for noise relief www.heraldnews.com/story/busine...

Sneak peek of a commission I’m doing, to be featured in the Etsy shop soon: Providence RI notebook/journal w 1915 antique map endpapers

story's got thousands of reads so far this morning. Don't know what else to tell the guy

happy Monday

Did Fall River police overstep? Law expert reviews Facebook unmasking Fall River police have taken heat for unmasking a Facebook commenter. Meanwhile a legal expert has mixed concerns.

Fall River police have taken heat over their unmasking of a Facebook commenter. I talked to police & a legal expert, & the issue may be more complex than silencing criticism: www.heraldnews.com/story/news/2...

I'm trying, thanks

My Fall River antique map-cover journals are up on Etsy. I also put up a San Francisco map cover variation, but other cover variants are in the works & available shortly — Providence, Boston, Martha’s Vineyard, the Azores, Manhattan. www.etsy.com/listing/4483...

Cobbler update: boots are back where they belong (on me). Guy did a bang-up job for under 40 bucks & we got to chat a little bit about how beautiful my boots are & how Red Wings are overrated. A+ experience

In stock: six pocket-sized lined journals with antique 1924 Fall River MA map covers. $30 each. DM or email 3deckerbooks@gmail.com

Specs: 4.5x5.5”ish, 144 pages, cream lined paper, cream ribbon, assorted endpaper covers. Wonderful gift for SouthCoast MA map lovers.

Shipping: $5/free local delivery

They’re a Chinese company but apparently make really good heritage-style boots comparable to Red Wing in some very cool leathers

Appreciate that, thanks

Video of aforementioned…

Made this custom 1877 San Francisco map-cover journal for a friend on commission. A6-ish size (4.5x5.5”), 144 lined pages on 90gsm cream paper, with cream bookmark ribbon & gold endpapers. Used a K-118 binding style so the spine is super flexible. Came out looking very pretty. In the mail tomorrow!

my boots have been away at the cobbler all week & I’ve been cheating on them by looking at new boots on the Internet

Truly — i thought it was a really fun ride & like the French Connection all the law enforcement officers are the absolute worst at even the basic aspects of their jobs