The maps present the information about Langley town in the period from 1910 to 1950, highlighting the development of various urban features.
Overall, urban features such as a factory building in the north, a store and laundry in the northeast, a cafe across the street from the laundry, Sherman Street in the middle, a row of railway workers’ cottages in the southeast, a railway line in the south, and finally Jordan Street in the east occupied Langley city in 1910. In 1950, significant improvements to the territory were achieved. Starting with Jordan Street, instead of townhouses, modern blocks of flats were erected. Sherman mansions occupied the area in the north, and the laundry and cafe were moved closer to the north.
Moreover, another two shops were added in the east. In place of the wasteland, the cottages of railway workers and the railway line itself, there was a park called Sherman and a children’s play area. Collectively, vast changes occurred in 20 years.