The Beautiful Map

The 1972 diagram straightened every route into perfect angles, and the riders declared it looked nothing like the city. They argued about it so long it became the city

OPEN THE RECORDON THE ATLASHANG IT IN THE MUSEUMGET COUNTED

Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, a painted census of New York City: 7,541 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.