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1945 Nostrand Subway Map of New York City
NewYorkSubway-nostrand-1945$62.50
Title
Whitehall's Map Subway Guide.
1945 (dated) 16.5 x 9.25 in (41.91 x 23.495 cm)
1945 (dated) 16.5 x 9.25 in (41.91 x 23.495 cm)
Description
This 1945 George Nostrand subway map of New York City with a city plan or map on the verso. Different colors mark the subway's three divisions - the Independent, IRT, and BMT - which had been 'consolidated' and taken over by the city only five years earlier. White circles mark subway stops, and all are labeled. Prospect Park, Central Park, and the city's newest park, Flushing Meadows, are colored green. Yellow areas in northern Manhattan and the Bronx mark the polo grounds and Yankee Stadium. The city map on the verso labels all major streets and starkly contrasts the difference between Lower Manhattan and the city's grid. Piers, steamship lines, and landmarks, including the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, Grand Central Station, and Penn Station, are all identified. A large red arrow announces Whitehall Photo and Blueprint's offices at 39 Broadway.
Publication History
This map was created by George Nostrand and published by Whitehall Photo and Blue Print Company in 1945.Cartographer
George J. Nostrand (fl. 1920-30) was an American lithographer and publisher of maps and views, primarily of New York City. He appears to have been in the employ of the Arthur Ohman Map Co. until the firm’s closing in 1925. Thereafter he operated from the same location under his own name as late as 1939. More by this mapmaker...
Condition
Very good. Exhibits light wear along original fold lines. Light soiling. Whitehall's Map of New York Battery to 59 St. on verso.