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Radford’s Stores and Flat Buildings by The Radford Architectural Company, 1909. (Chicago, IL, USA) —from my library

Population through the ages, relative to modern day national boundaries.

Landsat observations have charted the erosion of the banks of the ever-changing Padma River, a major distributary of the Ganges in Bangladesh.

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Plan for Burnham’s Union Station, Washington DC

Aerial view downtown from the Met Life Building, New York City

A spectacular aerial view of the expansive ruins of the Roman military colony of Timgad (Batna), Algeria. The landmarks which are prominent in this image are the magnificent triumphal Arch of Trajan, ca. 100 AD and the well-preserved ancient theater. (Photo: Geo Steinmetz/John Trikeriotis). .

#MapMondays! This amazing animation visualizes Manhattan’s growth over the last two centuries. Using census data, historical maps and aerial photographs the animation exposes the change in Manhattan’s built-up area population density from 1800 to 2010. The animation illustrates many historical narratives including the construction of the Ninth Avenue El and expansion of the Upper West Side at the end of the 19th Century; immigrants settling in Lower East Side from the 1880s - 1910s; the flow of residents to the outer boroughs and suburbs in the mid 19th century; and the gradual population increase starting in the 1980s after declining for half a century. While Manhattan may seem packed today, this animation proves it doesn’t even compare to a century ago! Credit: NYU Stern Urbanization Project. #MapMonday (at Lower East Side)

theres several other palettes and style options, options for adding and removing elements, and a separate site hosting this generator as well, where you can edit the size and seed in the address bar

Elevation of the Ellis Island Immigration Station, New York City

(via Streetcars on Navy Pier postcard 1921)

The Post Office, Upper Montclair

Lower East Side here I come!!!!!

Jan Gehl (via fuckyeahurbandesign)

Click here to view the interactive map