Happy 150th Birthday, London Tube!
The London Underground celebrates its 150th birthday today, marking the anniversary of the first trip on the tube, between Paddington and Farringdon. The tube is arguably best known for its iconic map, created by Harry Beck in 1931 and adopted as the official map in 1933. Here’s a look at how the map evolved over time.
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Sources: The Evolution of the London Underground Map, A History of London Tube Maps, Transport for London
This post originally appeared on Quartz, an Atlantic partner site.
Zach is senior editor of Quartz, where he focuses on new forms of storytelling and leads a group of journalists with backgrounds in data wrangling, programming, and interaction design. He previously worked at The Wall Street Journal, first as a reporter covering education and health, then as the editor of outreach and social media. Before that, he helped launch Harvard's Nieman Journalism Lab, covering the media industry. He also currently teaches digital journalism at NYU. All posts »
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