Post by ronin on May 21, 2016 12:25:40 GMT
The creek disappears on both sides of the map. And on the left it circles something that looks like a little library or a small restaurant.
I wonder if there's a database of email addresses for city planning offices around the country. Someone who worked in a planning office might recognize this.
The idea about the snow loads is interesting. It would disqualify many areas of the nation, but not the state, imho. Do you think that one reason for the long cul-de-sac road is because of steep terrain? I have an area circled in blue. It appears to me that the drawer originally had that road continuing on to the next, but erased it and redrew the circle turn around. I think that is very important as to suggesting just what the purpose of this map is.
If you look at the map I included you will notice how small the actual AC units are, compared to the buildings. So the idea of scale for the drawer seems completely off. The red circles should correlate somewhat. The one on top right has a truck loading in both the google map and the drawing. And you might notice also that the orientation of the buildings is the same. The location of the buildings roughly correlate, as if this drawing is either a developers rough sketch, or done from memory. It is also interesting that the sketch includes commercial or retail and residential. The areas where ONS struck had this as a common element.
The far left pic is from google and shows that the water also roughly correlates with the sketch. The lake is in a different spot, but if you have researched the water boards of the various communities, you will see how hard it has become to change an existing natural waterway, or create a man-made dam that would drain a wetlands.
If you had a chance to peruse Teichert's webpages, you will find that they had some developments like this also. I will include a map of theirs as well. I am not suggesting the layout is the same, just the idea of combining retail and commercial into the same project.
And for the record, manmade lakes can be filled in just as fast as they can be built. One lake by me was back-filled a couple years ago so that the developers could put an access road into a new development.
This Teichert map is very interesting. Obviously some clear differences, but some striking similarities as well. The shape of the lake looks very similar to the Danville map to me. I am particularly drawn to the upper right corner of the lake, and the way the shape of the roads correspond quite closely. Also, the large cul-de-sac to the left of the lake is similar in both maps (view Teichert map by tilting your head a few degrees to the right, and compare to the presumed EAR map).
Any idea where this is/was/was proposed for? I notice a Union Pacific Railroad line in the bottom section, but can't make out much else.