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Have tried to buy paper maps lately? I have and was surprise how hard they are to get for many places. On the other hand I had copies to google screen shots for

• robin_reala 4y ago
  Whole of the UK is trivially purchasable: https://shop.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/maps/paper-maps/ https://shop.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/maps/paper-maps/
• tablespoon 4y ago
  > Have tried to buy paper maps lately? I have and was surprise how hard they are to get for many places. On the other hand I had copies to google screen shots for most places I want. Actually, yeah. You can send away for them for free for most US states. Though it does seem like city street atlases aren't much of a thing anymore.
  • dylan604 4y ago
    I can't think of the last time I thought about a Mapsco book. Actually, the most recent reference was a few weeks ago when I was rewatching The Wire which the particular episode was shot in 2006 or 2007. Mapsco was probably on it's way out by then. GoogMaps was out in 2005, so MapQuest and others were even available before then. (wow, mapquest was available online in '96)
• shard 4y ago
  I still have my Thomas Guide from the 90s in my car. Looks like Thomas Guides are limited to LA and San Diego only nowadays, but it's not going away soon: "California state legislation says that every police and fire vehicle must have a Thomas Guide on board. Fire roads often aren’t on GPS, and ambulances can’t get lost, as every second could be life-saving. They often buy laminated copies too, as they get so beat up.” (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-12-07/thomas-guide-los-angeles-orange-county-new-2022 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-12-07/...)