The Geography of Government Benefits

Accompanying this post, is a map showing county-level data illustrating per capita income from government programs such as Social Security, ...

SP's Willamette Pass

Here is my latest map creation using ArcGIS Explorer and Inkscape. This is a map that shows the former Southern Pacific mainline between Oa...

Cartography on the PC

I recently downloaded some free software from ESRI called ARC GIS Explorer. I was working with it this weekend to see what it could do. Atta...

Milwaukee Road Depot - Cle Elum, WA

This past weekend Linda and I had the opportunity to visit the Milwaukee Road depot in Cle Elum, Washington. This is definitely worth the st...

Sky Palm Motel – Orange, CA

Here is a neat googie jem, located right in the middle of the Tustin Avenue commercial district in Orange, California. This place features ...

Santa Fe Depot - Orange, CA

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot in the City of Orange, California, is currently used as a stop on Southern California’s Metr...

Randy's Donuts - Los Angeles (Inglewood)

Randy's Donuts (locally known as the "Big O") is a classic example of programmatic architecture that had its heyday between th...