If I Can Make It There...

You've dug up some nice ones, Troy! My comments:

Map #1 (two posts down): This is a good map of the island of Manhattan. Interesting to see it so undeveloped! Keep in mind that the left end of the map actually points SSW.  New Jersey is west (up in relation) and Brooklyn is east (down).

Map #2 (first in post below): A good map for showing where neighborhoods (particularly places like Chinatown, Upper West Side, etc) are in relation to one another. A few landmarks, but it only details Mid and Lower Manhattan, and only about half of Central Park, and none of the boroughs in NJ or Long Island. May be too small to print, but would probably be on a brochure you would find in the city easily enough, though.

Map #3 (second below): This is a good one! Covers about half of Long Island and shows NYC's major boroughs, including a nice hunk of Joisey. The cartographic style is certainly period (unless I miss my guess, this map is probably circa 1962-5).  Size is pretty good for printing. Good road map!

Map #4 (third in the row):  This is a pretty sharp subway map, and it looks good on the screen.  I find myself routinely confused by subway maps, since they're sort of "abbreviated", meaning their representation is more diagrammatic than realistic, like a flowchart. My brain keeps trying to make them realistic.  I have been avoiding the subway in my plans thus far, mostly because I have the attention span of a gnat lately and I want to definitely cross-reference this with Bing Maps so I know where more accesses than Grand Central Station may be.  Die Hard 3 has also been fun in this regard.

Map #5 (last one): This one is a downright gorgeous map of Manhattan.  Of course, it is rotated perpendicular to the very first one, making it cocked just a little counter-clockwise from reality. While not as current, certainly, as the Long Island road map, this one is sultry and distinguished. I wonder if we could find a higher-res scan of this one...

I have some maps I have found, too, but after the Jeep horked all over itself and our American history (zzzz..) test tonight, I'll save posting any for later.

Oh, and Troy knows already, but I will be unable to come for coffee tomorrow--Bets is getting a ride to work, and I don't intend to take the Jeep anywhere until someone can tak a look at it.  As an aside, I am open to suggestions as to what to do about feeding everyone tomorrow, but I'm thinking quick/easy will help us get to playing faster.