Category: orientation
Ditch that messy printed map. Now you can have a wrinkle-free map made up of pure recycled electrons, courtesy of Only in San Francisco. Yes, the official city…
By 1938 the essential outlines of the city were filled in and established. Some names have changed — I didn’t know that Fort Point was called Fort Winfield…
This cool San Francisco neighborhood map is currently sold out from ORK posters, but I assume it will be back in print at some point. It’s much more…
Dreamworld.org has a good overview of San Francisco neighborhoods, with some comment under the heading “a local’s guide.” Nice identification of SF neighborhoods, although the typography and color…
This great map from the 1890s shows creeks in blue and marshes in green, with modern landfill in magenta. A larger version is at the Oakland Museum of…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a series of excellent bay maps on the web. Although the NOAA cautions that the maps are not to be used…
Some people don’t realize that cable cars were at one time a working transit system in San Francisco and not just an amusement ride for tourists. In fact,…
This 1907 street map from the San Francisco History website has great detail. Clicking on the sections of the map at that site enlarges them.
Although I don’t think it has been much publicized, the city of San Francisco provides a web service called SF Viewer. It provides maps to any address, including…
Bay City Guide has posted a selection of useful Bay Area maps in pdf format. Included are: San Francisco street map San Francisco MUNI map Bay Area /…