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Jake Berman at The Avid Reader
November 29, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Free
Join us in celebrating the release of The Lost Subways of North America with author Jake Berman on November 29th at 6:30.
About the Author
Jake Berman is a cartographer, writer, artist, and lawyer. His work has been featured in the New Yorker, Vice, Atlas Obscura, and the Guardian. Born in San Francisco, he is an alumnus of Davis High School (’04) and he now lives in New York City.
About the Book
Why is it that the mass transit systems of most cities in the United States and Canada are now utterly inadequate? The Lost Subways of North America offers a new way to consider this eternal question, with a strikingly visual—and fun—journey through past, present, and unbuilt urban transit. Jake Berman has successfully plotted maps of old train networks covering twenty-three North American metropolises. Berman combines vintage styling with modern printing technology to create a sweeping visual history of North American public transit and urban development. With more than one hundred original maps, accompanied by essays on each city’s urban development, this book presents a fascinating look at North American rapid transit systems.
