4 messages.--------------------Johnnie
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>Date: Thu, 01 May 97 14:29:41 CDT
>From: "Gerry STREY" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Map Sources (Street Directories)
R.L. Polk and Co., 1115 Brewery Park Blvd., Detroit, MI 48207-2697
(800) 275-7655 publishes city directories for the Midwest.
Gerry Strey
State Historical Society of Wisconsin
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>Date: Thu, 01 May 1997 15:48:27 -0400
>From: Kathryn L Engstrom <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Map Sources -Reply
Alexandria Drafting Company is no longer the name of the company known as ADC. They are
known as ADC The Map People and are located at 6440 General Green Way, Alexandria, VA
22312-2447 (Phone: 703/750-0510; FAX 703/750-3092; 800/ADC-MAPS). They primarily
make very good street atlases and maps of Virginia, Maryland and DC, but have also made
maps of some areas in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Delaware and various state and regional
maps. This information was taken from the 1996 ADC "Metro Washington, DC" street atlas.
Kathryn Engstrom
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>Date: Thu, 01 May 1997 15:32:50 +0000
>From: Nat Case <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Map Sources
There are a wide variety of publishers of street directories; until
recently, these were mainly local publiactions. Major publishers that
come to mind:
Boston area: Arrow, Butterworth, Universal
NYC area: Hagstrom
Philadelphia area: Patton, Franklin
Albany area: Jimapco
Chicago: Rand, Creative Sales
Minneapolis: King/Universal, Hudson
Denver, Texas: Pearson/Mapsco
Washington: ADC
Various US (Michigan, Ohio, Indiana are older core areas): Universal Map
Canada: MapArt (Toronto)
A good general source is MapLink, who has a new catalog out. They can be
reached at
Map Link, Inc
30 S. LaPatera, Unit 5
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
Voice
805-692-6777
Free Fax
800-627-7768
Fax
805-692-6787
Rand McNally publishes the largest national series of such guides in
their StreetFinder series; the accuracy is usually somewhat lower than
local products, but this varies from town to town.
Good luck!
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Nat Case
Hedberg Maps, Inc.
Publisher of PROFESSOR PATHFINDER Maps
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>Date: Thu, 1 May 1997 22:39:39 -0500 (CDT)
>From: [log in to unmask] (Dennis McClendon)
>Subject: Re: Map Sources
> I am preparing a guide to reference works which will include a section on
>maps.
>Here in the NW we buy Thomas Bros. street directories. Is there a similar
>publisher who publishes street directories for the east and central US?
Thomas Bros. is probably second only to Rand McNally for offering the most
markets. Most street directories are local products, although ownership of
the companies is starting to consolidate. For a comprehensive answer, you
would need to look through the MapLink catalog.
But here's a partial listing to give you the flavor:
Boston Arrow
New York Hagstrom
Washington ADC
Baltimore ADC
Atlanta ADC
Philadelphia Franklin
Miami Dolph's
Dallas Mapsco
Denver Pierson Graphics
Chicago Creative Sales Corp.
There are other locals (whose names escape me) in Cleveland, Houston,
Atlanta, and probably many other cities. And this is concentrating
primarily on bound atlases, as opposed to folded maps.
Rand McNally publishes StreetFinder guides for at least two dozen cities
around the country, though the cartography is usually the same as found on
their maps.
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Dennis McClendon, Chicago CartoGraphics [log in to unmask]
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