old maps

[budsmith]

Can any of you folks tell me where I can fnd old roadmaps or city maps lets say from the 1920s or so...I have looked on the internet but so far havent found them...Also looking for information on where the old carnival sites are...Enjoy the forum...Thanks Bud

 

[mpostma]

Hey Budsmith,
might give a try to sanborn maps. They were basically fire insurance maps from late 1800s into usually mid to late 20's.
Depending on what city you are in you may be able to see digital ones in pdf format online.

I have gone to the larger libraries also and gotten older plat maps.

Good luck,
mpostma

 

[backslyder]

Hey, Bud, how's it goin' BUD?? Just kidding there, but as to your question on the map thing. I went online, and looked up a local group here in San Diego, called the Historical Society. They have a B U N C H of old, old pictures, that show the way things were many, many years ago. I'd also ask some of the Old Timers, in your area, where the places like circuses, carnivals, gambiling, race tracks, anywhere where people might have lost money were in the "good old days". You'd be amazed at the information you can gleen from these guys. They're usually pretty open about talking about the good old days, or in our interest "the good old, places". Take care, Bud, and happy hunting.. Marc. I can only imagine that it might be really tough to find any of the old maps, of an area, and even if you do, how much info can you get from an old local city map. They may have some sites posted on them, but I think your gonna find more info going to specific places like the buss company, and asking them if they have any info on their old buss routes, or again the Historical society, or old local museums, where you might see actual pictures of the old ammusment parks or carnivals of the past.

 

[loki]

Someone suggested these links for me when I asked about old maps a while ago. They might help you too.

American Memory Map Collections:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html

Digital Sanborn Maps (1867-1970)
http://sanborn.umi.com/
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seeya,
rob