A Little San Francisco Map
9 Dec 2013
I don’t know whose idea it was, in 1979, to make cute little square-shaped puzzles of the Bay area, but I love them for it. I found this gem at the Depot for a song. I think it was fifty cents. But I have gotten far more than fifty cents’ worth of pleasure out of it!
I put it together last week, locking the freeways and bridges into each other one by one.
Ta da!
I trimmed a piece of cardboard and glued the puzzle on to create a bit of a mount and mat. Thankfully, the pieces held together really well. I’m planning to hang it in our living room from this little black ribbon.
I love these little inlays. And that old school font.
Is there anything better than a vintage map? In puzzle form?! I don’t think so.
Dec 09, 2013 @ 06:46:11
Ah! Good old Eseph! And what a lucky depot find!
Dec 09, 2013 @ 07:02:28
we love to assemble puzzles during the holidays. It’s fun but it’s hard to walk away once you start!!
Dec 09, 2013 @ 07:10:36
Big puzzle fan here too. And a puzzle that is a map? Double score!!
Dec 13, 2013 @ 08:47:23
For a minute, when I saw that strap/hook you had put on the map, I thought you had managed to turn this into a map purse, which, by the way, would be really cool. Maybe not that versatile or easy to carry, but a cool concept. If anybody can make this fantasy a reality, it’s your zolotye ruki. 🙂