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Map of 4th Ward from 1878

stevebransford — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:16:00 +0000

My colleague Kathy Hayes and I worked with some of Emory’s library staff to put a collection of Atlanta maps from an 1878 atlas up onto Emory’s new digital gallery. Check out this map of the 4th Ward. While many of the streets have different names today, it’s interesting to note how much is still intact over 130 years later, including Irwin and Randolph streets and the rail line that now forms the Beltline. There are currently 176 maps from the MARBL collection up on the Emory digital gallery, and many more will be added in the coming months.

Mapping Atlanta #2

stevebransford — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:41:44 +0000

Four years ago I produced a short video with Jack Berry, who helps run a topographical mapping company. Jack was hired to make a map of a ten acre tract of land in west Cobb County, and I followed him as he obtained four GPS points around the county. As he explains in the video, his map compilers combine the GPS points he gathers with an aerial photograph to produce the detailed topographic map. This segment reveals the rapid pace of development in Cobb County in the past two decades.

Mapping Atlanta #1

stevebransford — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:11:27 +0000

Danny Feig-Sandoval runs a design-build remodeling company in town. A couple years back, while working in the attic of a home in Candler Park, he discovered an old map of Atlanta from 1892, which the homeowner let him have. In this segment, Danny discusses some details of this map, especially the fact that many of Atlanta’s creeks and streams were covered and run underground starting in the late 19th century.

—Thanks to Cory Feig-Sandoval for shooting and editing assistance with this video.