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They would be on a piece of faux parchment or parchment colored paper and generally showed the town (at the time of drawing) in a somewhat exaggerated way with local businesses and landmarks featured on the map. They weren't meant for navigation, but were more of a novelty thing.

I see them at times but I can't find an exact name. I'd like to find one for the area where I grew up, but I can't pinpoint what to search for.

They would be on a piece of faux parchment or parchment colored paper and generally showed the town (at the time of drawing) in a somewhat exaggerated way with local businesses and landmarks featured on the map. They weren't meant for navigation, but were more of a novelty thing. I see them at times but I can't find an exact name. I'd like to find one for the area where I grew up, but I can't pinpoint what to search for.

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Yeah, that's exactly what I'm looking for. They used to be everywhere.

I guess it's going to be more of a hit all the antique stores back home and see if one's available.

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Ya, there wasn’t a single name for them, I’ve seen many different companies names who made them. Ack before major corporations obliterated everything interesting and unique about towns and made them all cookie cutter images of each other.

I was driving in California once and had that conversation. I said that we could take any off ramp and it would be the same. Same stores, same layout, same corporate owners. Over 700 miles and 5 off ramps, the same damn business complexes and stores at every one. Even when there was slight variation they were all still owned by the same parent co with only 2 or 3 spaces left open to independent stores, often a hair place or cell phone store.