Cartophiles lamenting Ork's lack of an Oakland print, take solace! Urban Indigo has partnered with illustrator Michael Klein and writer Tom Parrette to create a map that lovingly details that other city by the Bay...
The map includes neighborhoods like Temescal and Chinatown alongside landmarks such as Jack London Square and the Cathedral of Christ, all depicted in Klein's retro-fun illustrations. You can get a closer look at the print over at Urban Indigo (or just click here), where it's available for $12.50.
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Comments (3)
Great-looking map, and we'll definitely stop by to snag one. However, I did want to say that I was sorry to see the map end at High Street, leaving off much of East Oakland. While it's certainly tricky to capture the entire city graphically (Oakland is huge!) and it's probably the case that the target audience for this map lives in many of the neighborhoods pictured, leaving off Deep East Oakland seems to exacerbate the divide that already exists between Oakland's poorest neighborhoods and the rest of the city. What are we saying about these neighborhoods when they don't even make the map?
It would be great to see an expanded version of this map someday that did include the Deep East Oakland neighborhoods and the hills above (and then landmarks like the zoo, the Coliseum, and Mills could be in their rightful places, and others like the Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate and the airport could be included). Though it may not always feel like it for those of us who live the neighborhoods on the map, we are all one city. Just some food for thought!
well said, artoak! I do hope your feedback makes it back to the artist so there will be a 2nd edition!
meanwhile I am glad that someone is doing a map - I'm also going to drop by to get one, b/c I have a feeling ork will never make one of oakland =P
I hope you're trying to be funny, latinwaterpolo! Oakland is a wonderful city with great restaurants, museums, theaters and people! There's also amazing hiking trails and plenty of open space. I'm going to pick one of these up soon.