News
All the world’s a tube
blog by S.J. Velasquez • October 26, 2011 @ 9:15am
It may look like the London Underground, also known as “the tube,” but if you look closely at the map above (see enlarged image here), you’ll recognize a few subway stops hitting close to home—actually, Buffalo is positioned in the northwest corner.
I first found this image at BostInnovation.com, but there really wasn’t any description of how the map came to be. After a little Google Image searching, I retrieved some insight on how the map was created. It originally appeared in “Railway Maps of the World,” a book by Mark Ovenden.
Ovenden wrote as a guest writer on the Going Underground Blog:
“The backstory to the book was that even though I thought I had a reasonable knowledge about rail history, doing the research for this book brought it home to me about how absolutely crucial railway building was to the opening up of the great landmasses and the siting of human settlement: the Trans-Siberian and the thousands of branches across the US & Canada are a kind of ‘MetroLand’ on a continental scale.”
Buffalo.com Newsletter
Register to get email updates about our hottest events, latest galleries, craziest stories + contests.
Galleries
Lake Erie Pub Crawl - PHOTOS
Posted on: May 18, 2013 @ 3:07pm
Mercedes-Benz Buffalo Fashion Week Mixer - PHOTOS
Posted on: May 17, 2013 @ 8:30am
Buffalo Niagara 360 Happy Hour For-A-Cause at Saturn Club - PHOTOS
Posted on: May 16, 2013 @ 9:58am
Artvoice Best of Buffalo Awards 2013 - PHOTOS
Posted on: May 14, 2013 @ 8:39am
Transit at Waiting Room - PHOTOS
Posted on: May 13, 2013 @ 8:38am
Recent Comments
Phil Wenneck: You’re not really wearing that are you?
Alan Garner: Wearing what?
Phil Wenneck: The man purse. You...
By Oralia about CONTEST: Win advanced passes to 'The Hangover Part III'.
At the pub crawl now, worst Buffalo event ever. First ever, should be the last ever. Been waiting in line for boat for...
By Craig EJohnson about Lake Erie Pub Crawl sets sail.
Kristen Lutz
“I made love to a man…. with boobies!” -stu
By Kristen Marie Lutz about CONTEST: Win advanced passes to 'The Hangover Part III'.
“I refuse to eat f****n’ cantaloupe at a bachelor party.”
—Phil in the Hangover 2, love that scene!
By Mary Best about CONTEST: Win advanced passes to 'The Hangover Part III'.
“Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for Herpes. That shit’ll come back with you.” - Sid Garner...
By Diane Riedel about CONTEST: Win advanced passes to 'The Hangover Part III'.
There aren't any comments posted yet - be the first to share your thoughts!