Where it all began

@paden-cash

Here is that part of Oklahoma without the panhandle, as it was public lands in 1876. Perhaps Paden can educate us as to where Norman/OKC might be found amongst all the various Indian Nations shown.

https://tedsvintageart.com/products/vintage-map-of-oklahoma-1876/

Here is Kansas City, MO looking to the southwest in 1869. The Missouri River is featured with the junction with the Kansas (Kaw) River in the background being toward the southwest part of the bend shown in the far background

https://tedsvintageart.com/products/kansas-city-missouri-1869-historical-map/

A colorful view of Miami Beach in 1936. I always thought the term Government Cut was tied to the money that disappears from your paycheck before you ever get it.

https://tedsvintageart.com/products/vintage-map-of-miami-beach-1936/

I have never been to Lost Wages, Nevada. Maybe some of you can figure out where anything that exists today might be found. In the upper right there is an arrow pointing seven miles to the airport, if that helps. Note this is a 1920 view.

https://tedsvintageart.com/products/vintage-map-of-las-vegas-nevada-1920/

El Paso County, Texas in 1921.

https://tedsvintageart.com/products/vintage-map-of-el-paso-county-texas-1921/

@bill93

This is a lovely 1888 map of Iowa. There must be a ton of ghost towns shown. Had a difficult time finding Ankeny because it was a lot further from Des Moines then than it is today.

https://tedsvintageart.com/products/vintage-map-of-iowa-1888/

I have a reproduction of the 1875 Andreas Atlas of Iowa. It gets down to section level detail, and indeed shows a lot of towns that are merely memories for the oldest of old timers.

@holy-cow

Southwest?

The Missouri river runs north/south; Kansas is on the west, Missouri is on the east.

Are you sure you're looking Southwest at Missouri?

Asking for a friend...

Yes, the view is looking to the southwest. Broadway, Main, Oak etc. all run north and south, pretty much parallel with the State Line between Kansas and Missouri. Take a look at a modern map of the same area to see how this view is oriented looking southwest towards Kansas and where the rivers meet. The streets numbered seven and higher generally run east to west. The lowest numbers tend to parallel the river bluff, running east north east. The hub of activity is somewhere close to 12th and Vine, but, that has changed a great deal over the years. The Old Muehlback Hotel, various theaters and places where ladies tend to lose their garments slowly, to music kept that area hopping many hours per day. That's what the big boys told me.😃🤣