----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Jon McConnel" <[log in to unmask]> To: "Air Photo Maps, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, June 5, 2010 2:22:59 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: cross-section of LA It sounds like you're talking about the sort of thing that David Macaulay did in his childrens' books -- like _City : A Story of Roman Planning and Construction_, or _Underground_. Is there anything useful in the _EDAW Final Report on Hollywood Freeway Central Park Feasibility Study_: http://hollywoodfreewaycentralpark.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/HFCP_Feasibility_Report_20081008.pdf Jon McConnel On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Angie Cope <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject:     cross-section of LA > Date:  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:49:25 -0500 > From:  Nat Case <[log in to unmask]> > To:   maps-l <[log in to unmask]> > > > > Dear map librarians: > > A friend who works at a planners association asks: > >  I'm on a quixotic search for a very specific sort of image, and I >  thought you might have an idea of where to look. What I'm after is >  essentially a cross section of downtown Los Angeles, showing >  structures both above and below ground-e.g., skyscrapers and >  highways at the top, sewers and subways below. We've tried our usual >  sources on this and come up supremely empty-handed. The city >  engineers didn't really have anything either. > > >  This might be unfindable and something we have to commission, but of >  course I'm hoping to avoid that . Any tips gratefully received. > > > I'll pass along any ideas you all might have. Thanks! > > -- > > Nat Case, Head of Production > *HEDBERG MAPS, INC.* > Creative Cartographic and Marketing Solutions > > http://www.hedbergmaps.com > 612-706-9686 > 1500 Jackson St NE, Suite 314 > Minneapolis, MN 55413 USA > -- -Jon McConnel [log in to unmask]