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| Author: Michael Brown
Publisher: Streetwise Maps
Category: Book
List Price: $6.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 62667
Media: Map
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 4 x 0.1
ISBN: 0935039074
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9780935039078
ASIN: 0935039074
Publication Date: March 1993
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Product Description
Streetwise Philadelphia Map - Laminated Center City Street Map of Philadelphia, PA - Folding pocket size travel map with integrated Septa metro map including lines & stations - bus map This map covers the following areas:
Main Philadelphia Map 1:14,000
Philadelphia Area Map 1:190,000
Philadelphia Independence National Historical Park Map 1:7,000
Philadelphia Transit Map
Center City Philadelphia Bus Map
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 Useless May 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am living abroad and will be moving the Philadelphia in a few months. I'm currently looking for both jobs and apartments as well as trying to get a feel for the city before my wife and I arrive. This map looked like a great choice. Unfortunately, it was not.
The map has several parts, including a very large scale highway map, but what I was looking for was a "streets of Philly" map, and judging from the name of this map, that's what I thought I was getting. However, according to this map, Philadelphia consists only of what's between South Street and Fairmont Ave, between UPenn campus and the river. Forget West Philly or North Philly, forget Germantown/Mt. Airy (an area where I am specifically interested in living), forget Temple University or Fishtown/Northern Liberties/Kensington, forget Queen Village/Bella Vista/Passyunk Square - these major areas of the city are either completely missing or cut off after a few streets. I mean, there's an arrow mark on the map that says "Italian Market, 2 Blocks South"! The Italian Market is a fixture of South Philly, and it's not even on this map!
If I lived in the US now I'd be sending this map back. As it is, it would cost me as much in postage as I paid for it, so instead I'm using it as a bookmark for Anderson's "The Code of the Street" (btw, Germantown Avenue, which figures largely in Anderson's book, is also missing from this map). After that... maybe I'll iron the map into an interesting placemat. I mean, it is well laminated. (And that's about the best I can say for this waste of $7.00 plus shipping to Japan.)
Rather than take a chance on another sight-unseen map, I'm just printing off Google's map pages and taping them together. If you are looking for a map of Philadelphia and thinking about this one, look elsewhere.
 Very Useful Item July 7, 2007
This has everything you need. I used every map on it - city, historic area, subways, busses and general area. It is plastic laminated and folds to a convenient size. This is a must for seeing Philadelphia.
Great for tourists December 25, 2006
This worked great for me! If you are interested in getting around historic Philly it is super. We carried it everywhere and used it several times every day. It's good for finding your way or identifying one of the dozen historical buildings or sites in the area. First time tourists...buy this.
Phillies fans - this one sucks! May 31, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I normally love these maps, but the Philly one is terrible for getting to a Phillies game. It still lists Veteran's stadium as the ballpark, but this was demolished two years ago. In addition, there is no detail view of this section of town. This map is good overall though, and good for center city, just not for the game.
Map of Philly March 2, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In a 4 day business trip, I used this steet guide extensively, and found it to well worth the price. I wear bifocals, and yet found the guide easy to use. It also is very handy,as it easily fits into a coat pocket.
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