May/Jun '22 Lite Challenge: Home sweet AdMo

[Turambar]

I'm pretty excited for this challenge (especially since it was my suggestion ). I am going to be mapping a neighborhood which has become very special to me and a new home over the past few years: Adams Morgan neighborhood in Washington D.C. Here's my very rough first WIP after messing around with QGIS for a bit. This will be a base which I work from, but still very much subject to a lot of change.

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[Mimine]

Love it! Can't wait to see the rest!

[Bogie]

Welcome to the challenge and thanks for suggesting it!

[Turambar]

Love it! Can't wait to see the rest!

Welcome to the challenge and thanks for suggesting it!

Thank you both!

Here's my next update, showing the neighborhood outline and fading out the edges, as well as a map of where it is located in the city. Next up decorative elements, then I'll work on some details and labels.

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[FantasyMapmakingCo.]

The map looks very good!

[Turambar]

The map looks very good!

Thank you!

Here is my latest WIP, with added decorative elements depicting the famous 18th St corridor, as well as some of the more famous murals and street art in the neighborhood (I'll include more info in my final WIP post). I still need to add map labels, but getting close to finished.

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[Turambar]

Ok, I think this is final map of Adams Morgan neighborhood.


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Some background on the images decorating the map borders:

1. Bottom image: View of the famous 18th St. corridor, one of the most popular areas in Washington D.C., densely packed with cafes, restaurants, and bars
2. Center left: "Carry the Rainbow on Your Shoulders," a well-known sculpture by Jerome Meadows
3. Top left: Street mural from the storied Madam's Organ Blues Bar on 18th St.
4. Top center: The Mama Ayesha's Restaurant Presidential Mural, featuring Mama Ayesha with 11 U.S. presidents from Dwight Eisenhower to Barrack Obama.

[Bogie]

Well done, very cool!

[Turambar]

Well done, very cool!

Thanks Bogie!