Create your street map

A going-away gift of the city they leave behind

When someone moves away, they leave streets they know by heart. A map poster of their old city or neighborhood lets them take it with them.

Center the map on the place they are leaving, add a title such as always home, and put the years they lived there in the caption.

Street map poster of Boston, United States

Choosing the place

For someone leaving a city, the whole city at a wide zoom shows its river, coast or grid, the shapes they will recognize from far away.

For someone leaving a neighborhood, zoom in on the streets they walked every day, centered on their old home or a favorite place.

A gift from the group

Give a going-away gift as a group of friends or colleagues. A framed poster of the city they leave is a gift the whole group can choose together.

Sending it to the new home

If they move far away, order the poster to their new address instead of giving it before they leave, so they do not need to pack it.

Questions

Which place will you keep?

Start with this place