Wednesday, February 22, 2012

The Geography of Government Benefits

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Accompanying this post, is a map showing county-level data illustrating per capita income from government programs such as Social Security...
Monday, December 26, 2011

SP's Willamette Pass

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Here is my latest map creation using ArcGIS Explorer and Inkscape. This is a map that shows the former Southern Pacific mainline between ...
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Saturday, December 24, 2011

Cartography on the PC

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I recently downloaded some free software from ESRI called ARC GIS Explorer. I was working with it this weekend to see what it could do. Atta...
Monday, October 4, 2010

Milwaukee Road Depot - Cle Elum, WA

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This past weekend Linda and I had the opportunity to visit the Milwaukee Road depot in Cle Elum, Washington. This is definitely worth the st...
Friday, January 22, 2010

Sky Palm Motel – Orange, CA

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Here is a neat googie jem, located right in the middle of the Tustin Avenue commercial district in Orange, California. This place features ...
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Monday, January 18, 2010

Santa Fe Depot - Orange, CA

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The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot in the City of Orange, California, is currently used as a stop on Southern California’s Metr...
Sunday, January 17, 2010

Randy's Donuts - Los Angeles (Inglewood)

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Randy's Donuts (locally known as the "Big O") is a classic example of programmatic architecture that had its heyday between th...
Saturday, January 16, 2010

Chip's - Los Angeles (Hawthorne)

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This googie gem opened in 1957, and was designed by architect Harry Harrison. Key characteristics of this restaurant include the concrete w...
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Pann’s - Los Angeles (Inglewood)

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Pann's is a diner style restaurant considered an institution in Los Angeles, California, for its history, role in movies, and distinctiv...
Saturday, November 21, 2009

Norm’s – Los Angeles (West Hollywood)

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Norms Restaurants is a chain of diner-style coffee shops in Southern California. The chain was founded in 1949 by Norman Roybark. The first ...
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Bob’s Big Boy – Toluca Lake, California

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Big Boy is a restaurant chain started in 1936 by Bob Wian, in partnership with Arnold Peterson in Glendale, California. The chain is best kn...
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