The maps illustrate the change in the landscape of the town of Langley from 1910 to 1950. Overall, some facilities were erected and some roads were connected, whereas a railway was removed.
In 1910, a residential area was located alongside Jordan Street, which ran vertically on the first map. Regarding Sherman Street, it stretched horizontally, and numerous houses, a cafe, a laundry, and a store were adjacent to the street. A factory and a wasteland were situated in the upper direction of the map. Across Sherman Street, the other wasteland and tramline workers’ cottages were positioned. At the bottom of the map in 1910, a railway extended horizontally.
Concerning the map in 1950, residential areas that sit alongside Jordan and Sherman Street were converted into flats and mansions, respectively. We can see that they were connected, and a new road, that did not exist in 1910, was constructed parallel to Jordan Street. The laundry and the cafe were moved into the area where the factory and the wasteland used to exist, while stores were constructed and located in the vicinity of the new road. Additionally, a park was newly created in the middle-bottom of the second map, though the railway and the other wasteland were removed.