A 1914 Sanborn map detail showing an agglomeration of buildings at a corner in Scotia, New York, which include a fruit stand, Chinese laundry, lunch room, baked goods, flour storage, bakery, and "port oven."
Man, this place has *everything*
#historicalMaps #OldMaps #SanbornMaps #ScotiaNY #LocalHistory
A very small detail from a 1905 map, showing an alley drawn through the middle of the picture, and on the corner of a lot against the alley, a yellow rectangular box marked "HENS."
Okay, but can Waze tell you where the henhouses are? Don't think so.
#OldMaps #Maps #SanbornMaps
Take a virtual stroll down Court Street ca 1885-1923 with our interactive #SanbornMaps viewer: https://bit.ly/athens-sanborn-maps
See what businesses & manufacturers occupied uptown #AthensOhio & help tag historical buildings by adding info to the map.
#LocalHistory #archives #mapsky #maps
The overview page for the Sanborn map 1918 in Athens, GA on OldInsuranceMaps.net show a partially completed georeferenced mosaic of the city, and 9 individual pieces are currently being processed by different users.
Map-a-thon on OldInsuranceMaps.net going on right now by a group at UGA, georeferencing Athens, GA in 1918. It's fun to watch as the mosaic comes together: oldinsurancemaps.net/map/sanborn0... #sanbornmaps #crowdsource #georeferencing
Finally wrote up a blog post about the georeference-a-thon we held at UIUC last November for GIS day: healthyregions.org/2025/01/31/g.... We had a great turnout, especially from different parts of campus outside the geog dept. #sanbornmaps #georeferencing #crowdsourcing #OldInsuranceMaps
Another great resources for learning more about using #SanbornMaps for urban community studies through this video case study by the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation. #maps #history #genealogy
This is an excellent guide to interpreting the symbology on historical #Sanbornmaps, built on #ArcGISStoryMaps by Clint Tomlinson with the Ohio State University Libraries. arcg.is/PT9ry #history #maps #genealogy
