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A map of the New York Subway system used to satirize the food culture of New York. Each stop is a humorous reference of one sort or another, from Chopped Liver on the Lower East Side to Mixed Nuts on the Upper West Side and Cooked Books on Wall Street. Inset images include the Swedish Meatball Building, The Great Food Pyramids of the Bronx, and an Heimlich-spoof illustration of "What to do when someone is choking you on the subway."

A Culinary Subway

September 20, 2021

Natalia Gulick, Class of 2021, Architecture The New York City Sub Culinary Map is a humorous subversion of the city’s subway system, where each station and landmark has...

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Food
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A promotional map for a course in Esperanto offered at Nimegen in the Netherlands, probably in 1930.

“Who Wants to Change the World, Must First Learn Esperanto!”

September 20, 2021

Frances Gregor, Class of 2023, Architecture This 1930s poster advertises a 6-month Esperanto course at the Esperanto Center in Nijmegen, Netherlands The title and map are...

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Advertising And Promotion
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