Cartographer Vicky Johnson-Dahl will soon be releasing her eclectic collection of maps that will help us to better visualize the things we know about Buffalo. The maps point out a plethora of site-specific areas, including former Catholic churches, notable graves of Forest Lawn cemetery, Black-owned businesses, food deserts, historical redlining zones, tree density, vacant land, and even where you can smell Cheerios being baked.
Johnson-Dahl – a cartographer, drummer, ice cream maker, and director-at-large of the North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) – is a Buffalo native. Her maps take data that we might already be familiar with, and provide a visual context that will have us rethinking what we thought we understood about this city.
Did you ever wonder how many buildings have had run-ins with cars? Or where recent immigrants and refugees have opened businesses? The book is perfect for those who are life-long Buffalo residents, as well as newcomers who are looking to get a better grasp of the lay of the land.
Buffalo in 50 Maps – published by Belt Publishing – will be released March 21, 2023.
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