That is one big map
The most interesting people find their way to St. John.
Greg Damron is one of them. Greg designs theme parks for the likes of Paramount and Universal Studios all over the world, and decided to move permanently with his wife to St. John in 2002.
“The traffic and crowds in Southern California were starting to wear us out,” says Greg. We first started visiting St. John after Hurricane Marylin.”
And now he is designing maps. Beautiful ones using Google Earth images and other techniques. And big ones too. You can buy a detailed, 4 foot by 8 foot map of St. John (but they aren’t cheap.)
Next time you’re at The Tap Room at Mongoose Junction look around. One of the big maps is hanging there.
Greg is building an online magazine and has put some of his map images together. It’s as interesting to read as it is to look at. Check it out, here. You can also see his large format maps for sale, here!
August 25th, 2010 07:24
I had a good stare at the map in the Tap Room. Showed the child where we’d been…and pointed out on the map where she’d thrown up! Good parenting by me!
August 25th, 2010 08:09
Really cool!
August 25th, 2010 09:06
Nice, but I still prefer supporting the Friends of the VINP with their St. John Photomosaic…
https://www.friendsvinp.org/store/books.htm
Less expensive, and goes to a good cause! You can spend the money you save on pints at the Tap Room while you stare at their huge map, and bring the smaller one home.
August 25th, 2010 18:14
Thanks for the info! I would love to have a 4×8 foot map! Extreme? Maybe, but it would be worth it.
Cheers!