Tools Python · geopandas · pandas · matplotlib · PIL/Pillow. No proprietary software, no paid data.
Colors Custom 11-step sequential palette running warm-to-cool across the construction era range — dark brick red for pre-1900, amber for the Craftsman peak, yellow-green for postwar, teal through blue for late 20th century and contemporary.
Output Rendered at 300 DPI, 20×25 inches.
High res print available on Etsy…search for "When Seattle Was Built" and it will surface. Thanks for the upvotes.
by PeaItchy2775
3 Comments
This is really cool.
You can see the dark red of Pioneer Square, Seattle’s oldest neighborhood. Lots of blue and dark blue around SLU which has been built up recently to accommodate all the tech companies.
You should share this to r/Seattle.
The color scale is perfect!