Streetwise Los Angeles Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Los Angeles, California [Map]

Streetwise Maps (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2011

Streetwise Los Angeles Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Los Angeles, California - Folding pocket size travel map with full metro system featuring red line tracks & stations

This map covers the following areas:
Main Los Angeles City Map 1:40,000
Santa Monica / Venice Map 1:40,000
Downtown Los Angeles Map 1:32,000
Los Angeles Freeway System Map 1:400,000
LAX Access Map 1:88,000
Long Beach Inset Map 1:30,000

Glitz and glamour typically describe the most populous metropolis in California, as millions flock to its sunny beaches and star-lit scenery every year, but LA is also one of the most prominent museum destinations in the US and a mecca of modern architecture.

Los Angeles County encompasses not only the center of LA, but also several separate communities that ring the city like individual jewels in a necklace. Localities like Santa Monica, Hollywood and Bel Air, etc. each have their own atmosphere and attraction for resident and visitor alike, linked by a labyrinth of weaving highways and criss-crossing freeways. Of course the legendary LA traffic jams can make it feel as though every resident and visitor is on the road at the same time.

That’s when the LA freeway map inset will enable you to take the next exit and find an alternative route to your destination. You’ll easily find your way from Malibu out to the Valley and back to Manhattan Beach. Detailed insets of Santa Monica/Venice, Long Beach Harbor, Pasadena, Downtown LA and LAX all feature hotels, sites, educational and government locations as well as the LA Metro system.

Our pocket size map of Los Angeles is laminated for durability and accordion folding for effortless use. The STREETWISE® Los Angeles map is one of many detailed and easy-to-read city street maps designed and published by STREETWISE®. Buy your STREETWISE® Los Angeles map today and you too can navigate Los Angeles, California like a native. For a larger selection of our detailed travel maps simply type STREETWISE MAPS into the Amazon search bar.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Don't leave home without STREETWISE.' --The New York Times

'STREETWISE is an absolute travel essential.' --Travel + Leisure Magazine

'In a strange city, your sense of direction is only as good as the map in your hands. The best maps to carry are published by STREETWISE.' --Chicago Daily Herald

About the Author

STREETWISE® is the first map to be designed with modern graphics and is the originator of the laminated, accordion-fold map format. We’ve set the standard that every map company has imitated but never duplicated. Our mission is to make you feel comfortable, to make you feel safe in a place where you’ve never been before and to enable you to experience a familiar place more fully.

The company was founded in 1984 by Michael Brown, who had been in international publishing for many years, setting up subsidiaries for textbook publishers. In the 1970’s, Brown traveled extensively throughout Africa, India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Brown would take a large paper map, cut out the city center, folded it up and slip it into his pocket, thus preventing him from looking like a tourist in areas where discretion is the better part of travel. This was his tool for surviving.

After many years on the road, Brown settled back in New York and decided to start his own business, based on the adaptations he had made to maps in his travels. His goal was to give someone the ability to navigate easily in unfamiliar terrain.

He started with a new map format: the accordion fold. Such a simple idea, but at the time it was revolutionary. No more struggling to fold an awkward, oversized paper map. This new format would enable the user to blend in like a native, instead of stick out like a tourist. Brown then added lamination to ensure that the map would be a lasting tool.

More important than the format was the design of the map itself. It had to be a map that not only succeeded above and beyond any map he had used, but was esthetically appealing as well. The look of it had to be as striking as the functionality. Color was introduced in a way that was never seen before in a map - vivid purple for water, soothing gray for the background of street grids, gold to highlight elements of the map. Clarity, conciseness and convenience in a very stylish package.

Building the business was a 24 hour job. Brown sold the maps during the day, zipping around Manhattan making deliveries on his Harley Davidson. At night he packed the orders and did the design work. More titles were added, each title requiring months of research and design.

Today, STREETWISE® produces over 130 titles for major destinations, regions and countries throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Europe, the United Kingdom and Asia. We have grown from the back of a motorcycle to selling millions of maps around the world.

Yet each title is still painstakingly researched and updated. STREETWISE® is one of the only, if not THE only map company that conducts research by walking or driving an area to ensure accuracy. After all, what good is the map if what you hold in your hands doesn’t match what you see on the street sign? This lengthy fact checking results in superior accuracy; in effect, we’ve done the work, now you have the adventure.

In the end, it’s not about the map, it’s about getting out and finding your own authentic experience wherever you go. It’s about being in a city or a region and discovering things that you never thought you would find. You can do this if you have confidence and you have confidence if you have a great map. STREETWISE® is the great map that you need.

Product Details

• Map: 1 pages
• Publisher: Streetwise Maps (March 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931257167
• ISBN-13: 978-1931257169
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 3.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,413 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #9 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Travel > Reference & Tips > Tourist Destinations & Museums
  • #16 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Travel > United States > Regions > West
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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LA = Psycho, this Map = Sanity, January 17, 2009

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Atsirk Onipseredi "SavviTravler" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Streetwise Los Angeles Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Los Angeles, California (Map)

i bought this map when i first moved to LA 4 months ago. it is the only map that shows the 3-D buildings with accurate drawings. you can acutally see which way you are heading by looking at the face of the building and comparing it to the Streetwise map. i still carry it everywhere with me-it is IMPOSSIBLE to find parking otherwise! has saved me a fortune in meter costs and valet parking (LA's solution to non-existent parking lots. $40 a pop, usually).

LA is crazy and the traffic is un-godly. i use this map to take side-roads and avoid the highways (you will spend years of your life on the 405 and 10).

essential if you are moving to LA or just visiting. also has great detail of santa monica (which is how i found the great farmer's market and didn't pay $20 to park), venice, venice beach and all the great shoooooooooping.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Wasn't what I expected, April 3, 2010

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T. Zigman "Travelin' Ziggy" (Ann Arbor, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Streetwise Los Angeles Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Los Angeles, California (Map)

The map had a lot of information - probably too much. There was so much on the map it was hard to follow - however, in retrospect, there is A LOT in LA to cover! I expected more landmarks to be clearly marked. Great for streets, not so much for landmarks.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for downtown LA, March 12, 2007

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Koontz Fan (Baltimore, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Streetwise Los Angeles Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Los Angeles, California (Map)

Durable, portable and easy to fold! Great for navigating the downtown LA area. Street names and intersections very clear. However, not a very useful resource for navigating the outer fringes of the city.