Friday Eye Candy: Explore a Changing New York From Above

A little Christmas Day diversion for those who never stop thinking about cities.

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December 25, 2015, 11:00 AM PST

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell


Via Twitter, Chris Wong announces the launch of Urban Scratchoff—a website that provides a new way to reveal the changes in New York City over its history.

Urban Scratchoff is a simple, interactive map: two layers are provided and you simply click and swipe over the map to "scratch off" the top layer. Swap the order of the layers to go from 1924 to present day, or vide versa.

If the new ability of websites to help explore and visualize the history of cities, especially New York City, also check out the Welikia Project and Urban Layers.

Wednesday, December 23, 2015 in Urban Scratchoff

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I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching. Mary G., Urban Planner

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching.

Mary G., Urban Planner

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