It’s no exaggeration to say that Chicago owes its existence to the grain trade. At one point we had so many grain elevators that they had their own set of Sanborn fire insurance maps. It’s a miracle that one survived, and demolishing it is such a squandered opportunity.

unofficial CTA poster @chicagocta.bsky.social because I'm excited to explore the city as it gets warmer.

support your local public transit!

Although there's no snow on the ground, this Mildred Mead photo from member UChicago really evokes the current cold we're feeling!
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CAT ADVISORY: With temperatures remaining uncomfortably low and #StormBert on its way it's important that you find the warmest spot in the house and stay there. Tell your humans to keep the second warmest spot free in case you want a change of scenery.

shout out to roommates who kill spiders for you

Hello all. As an introduction post, these are examples from the #Petrofuture map series, an ongoing project.

It's a critique of corporate #greenwashing, among other things. I take old gas station maps and add 66m of sea level rise, showing a world where all the ice caps have melted.

i’m hoping that posting this will motivate me to finally finish this. i need to work on the symbology mostly but when i realized chicago’s west sides streets are alphabetical i knew i wanted to map it. #maps #chicago #gis