debshelf 's review for:

Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas by Ben Pease, Shizue Seigel, Rebecca Solnit

4.0

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4 stars for presentation, 3.5 for enjoyment. What a fascinating project! The maps & essays in this collection brought to life for me a city and an area with which I have only the barest of familiarity. As an outsider, I didn't feel the same connection to the material that a true San Francisco native would probably feel, but I certainly learned a bit about the history of the area and its inhabitants. Each map is unique but they all help paint a colorful and informative picture of a particular place with its myriad peoples, principals, dreams, triumphs and disasters. I wish someone would undertake a similar project for Portland.