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Ghosts on the Map -- An essay about landscapes and information

ndmonaghan.substack.com Ghosts on the Map

I have long been fond of maps. As a child, one of my favorite hobbies was flipping through atlases and absorbing local and global geography. Unfortunately, my favorite atlas was from 1964, so I initially had a somewhat inaccurate view of the world until I got some more up-to-date editions. However, ...

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Ghost Streets of Los Angeles
‘Paper Towns’ and Other Lies Maps Tell You

God, I got to get away from Google. I read the headline and instead of the word ghosts, I saw G-hosts. Sheesh.
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Really interesting write, Recently I was watching a lot ot old maps from my town and now I'm more interested