{"id":1844910,"date":"2025-08-29T09:41:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1844910"},"modified":"2025-08-29T09:41:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:41:20","slug":"a-video-about-the-map-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2025\/08\/a-video-about-the-map-center\/","title":{"rendered":"A Video About the Map Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Map Center\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dj9uKpk3Idk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Dj9uKpk3Idk\">A short video<\/a> about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapcenter.com\">Map Center<\/a>, the Rhode Island-based map store that, you will recall, Andrew Middleton took over two years ago. The video came about, <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/mapcenter.com\/post\/3lwzjjxm5ok2e\">Andrew says<\/a>, when a customer came back and insisted on filming it. (\u201cIs this the highest form of flattery? Most people just leave a review!\u201d) What I appreciate most about it is being able to see what\u2019s on his shelves and walls, especially since I can\u2019t visit it in person right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2024\/04\/paper-maps-new-business-lost-loves\/\">Paper Maps: New Business, Lost Loves<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2024\/12\/a-map-of-map-institutions\/\">A Map of Map Institutions<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2025\/01\/tpr-on-the-map-center\/\">TPR on the Map Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A short video about the Map Center, the Rhode Island-based map store that, you will recall, Andrew Middleton took over two years ago. The video came about, Andrew says, when a customer came back and&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2025\/08\/a-video-about-the-map-center\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:hhxrnk4vub7jtlcl3ve26kjo","date":"2025-08-29T13:41:25+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:hhxrnk4vub7jtlcl3ve26kjo\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lxk6qu265n24","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:hhxrnk4vub7jtlcl3ve26kjo\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lxk6qu265n24\",\"cid\":\"bafyreibiddxqsdwcwfojj3uegr6dgth2bxeoshhwhltvzwahp5ha5lrpju\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreifaq35ikbo2razomnifvpyh5qrpbr336za5tuvvvkc4az7b72dtyq\",\"rev\":\"3lxk6qu2ivf24\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[121],"tags":[307],"class_list":["post-1844910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-industry","tag-map-stores","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1836143,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2025\/01\/tpr-on-the-map-center\/","url_meta":{"origin":1844910,"position":0},"title":"TPR on the Map Center","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"23 January 2025","format":"link","excerpt":"The Public\u2019s Radio talks with Andrew Middleton, who you will remember took over the Map Center in Pawtucket, RI in 2023. 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