New York State Department of Public Works Transportation Planning Maps A3327

New York State Department of Public Works Transportation Planning Maps

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

This series consists of maps that were apparently used to illustrate transportation planning in diverse areas of the state. Two of the maps are county print maps, color annotated to show what appear to be planning districts in Monroe and Westchester counties. A third map is a laminated published color map of the New York City Subway system, with a separate printed note block affixed giving the operating status of various subway lines.

Title:

Transportation planning maps

Quantity:

3 cubic feet

3 maps)

Inclusive Dates:

1931-1947

Series Number:

A3327

Scope and Content Note

The series consists of three distinct single item maps that were apparently used to illustrate transportation planning in diverse areas of the state. Two of the maps are county print maps, color annotated to show what appear to be planning districts in Monroe and Westchester counties, respectively. A third map is a laminated published color map of the New York City Subway system, with a separate printed note block affixed giving the operating status of various subway lines.

All three maps are mounted for hanging or display purposes. Neither their provenance nor the reason for which they were brought together is known, but the Department of Public Works was responsible for construction and maintenance of the state highway system at the time of maps' creation. By date and content they are most closely related to series A3229, State, District, County, and Special Highway Planning Maps.

The map of Westchester County, showing apparent districts numbered 27 and 28, was prepared by the Office of the County Engineer in 1931, and is stamped "revised April 1934." It has scales in feet and miles, and measures 90 x 69 cm within neat lines.

The undated map of Monroe County, showing apparent districts numbered 46 and 47, was prepared by the Monroe County Regional Planning Board. It has scales in feet and miles, and measures 78 x 113 cm within neat lines that also show degrees of latitude and longitude.

The New York City transit map was published by the Hagstrom Company (known for mapping and lithography in New York) for the Board of Transportation of the City of New York. It is dated 1947 with the note block dated July 1947. It has a scale in miles, and a legend depicting separate divisions, express and local stops, and elevated lines. It measures 98 x 58 cm within neat lines.