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"Fire insurance maps are widely used by historians, preservationists, planners, genealogists, and others interested in seeing what particular buildings, neighborhoods, and towns looked like in the past. Fire insurance maps show the footprints of buildings and other structures, their construction materials (masonry, frame, etc.), and use (garage, bakery, residence, etc.), and other information. These maps were created to help insurers determine the level of risk involved in insuring properties against fire. Fire insurance maps were published by several companies, but the largest producer was the Sanborn Map Company. As a result, fire insurance maps are often referred to as "Sanborn maps," regardless of the map publisher s name." - Newberry Library. This fire insurance atlas of the Chicago Lawn community was published in 1920 by the Sanborn Map Company and reflects updates (applied by hand with paste-downs and pencil) through the Spring of 1936. The region presented is bounded by 59th St. (north), Damen Ave. (east), 69th St. (south), and Pulaski Rd. (west). Nearly 100 individual plates provide a block-by-block overview of the area around Marquette Park; labeling parcel sizes, major infrastructure, transportation routes, notable buildings, and other features of interest to insurers (fire alarms, pumps, escapes, chimneys, boilers, etc.). Structures are individually outlined and colored according to their construction materials - brown (fireproof), blue (concrete block or stone), pink (brick), and yellow (wood frame). Notable buildings include a variety of schools and churches, rail yards, the South West retail store, a motion picture theater, and Holy Cross Hospital. Much of the area reflects its largely immigrant population comprised of Germans, Irish, Poles, Bohemians, and Lithuanians. Source: Newberry Library;" Sheet Width (in) 19 Sheet Height (in) 27.25 Condition Description 100 pp. fire insurance atlas bound in original full canvas cloth boards (heavily soiled and stained). Linen backed sheets show moderate to heavy wear and soiling throughout, including deteriorated leather tabs, scattered spotting, abrasions, discoloration from old adhesive residue, edge tears, etc. Numerous manuscript updates and paste-downs reflect heavy use over the 15+ year lifespan of the volume. About good condition overall. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 5151
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