See It On A Postcard's Thursday Postcard Hunt for Maps of city transportation or metros.
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| Centre of the Universe by Graeme Currie |
I introduce you to the Merseyrail network although here the names of the stations have been replaced by famous and honorary liverpudlians, or as they are more commonly know, scousers (which is the Liverpool accent/dialect). Often the people will have a connection with the station's area or like Ken Dodd (comedian) at Lime Street and Billy Fury (singer) have a statue nearby. Created in 2008 for the City of Culture biennial Graeme Currie's map continues to be used on tea towels, bags and postcards. Most of these names will not be known to the non Brit but there might be a few you recognise.
The Merseyside livery is yellow
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6 comments:
What an awesome map!!! I see half of Paul McCartney 😄
I had to go back and read "honorary," as I wondered why Aleen Ginsberg was there! A very different sort of map!
Bill Bryson! This is a cool idea.
Ginsberg visited Liverpool in the 1960s and I think the title of the map is from something he said at the time because of the vibrant poetry and music scene.
I love this, and thanks for the bonus penguin
I like the idea, even if it is actually a "famous and honorary male liverpudlians". They included only two women :/
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