Diagonal rail corridor
The Metra line to Chicago runs at an angle across the village grid. The compact downtown sits beside the station, where the diagonal meets the main roads.
Tabula geographica minimalis · United States
42.0664° N / 87.9373° W
A tidy Chicago suburb of cul-de-sacs and straight section-line roads, cut diagonally by a commuter rail line





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Mount Prospect is a village in Cook County, Illinois, northwest of Chicago and close to O'Hare International Airport. Its map follows the Midwestern survey grid: long, straight arterial roads mark out square-mile sections. Inside those squares, the residential streets bend into loops and cul-de-sacs, which gives the plan a regular frame filled with softer, suburban detail.
One strong diagonal crosses the grid. The Metra Union Pacific Northwest line and the road that runs beside it cut through the village at an angle, and the historic downtown grew around the station. That slanted line, set against the rectilinear sections, is the feature most people recognise when they look at the village from above.
A Mount Prospect map poster shows that interplay precisely. Arterials become firm straight strokes, the rail line slices across them, and the curving residential blocks fill each section with fine texture. It is an orderly, understated image that suits a suburb built around commuting, family houses and neighbourhood parks, and it looks at home in a kitchen, hallway or home office.
The Metra line to Chicago runs at an angle across the village grid. The compact downtown sits beside the station, where the diagonal meets the main roads.
Straight arterial roads divide the village into large, near-square blocks. This is the survey pattern that shapes much of the land around Chicago.
Inside each section, the streets loop, bend and end in cul-de-sacs. Postwar suburban planning left a fine, organic texture within the rigid frame.
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It is a map of the place where many families bought a first house, raised children and caught the morning train into the city. People hang it as a record of home, and it makes a practical, personal gift for a housewarming or for someone moving out of state.
You can personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates line, adding a street name or the year you moved in. Choose from Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Download HD files for $9, including an 18×24″ or 24×36″ size, or order a framed print.
Eme tabulam Mount Prospect| Magnitudo impressionis | Resolutio | Fasciculi |
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| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
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