The maps below show the town of Langley in 1910 and 1950.

The maps illustrate how the town of Langley changed between 1910 and 1950.

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, the area experienced extensive development, with the removal of industrial features and the addition of residential buildings, commercial facilities, and green spaces. In 1910, Langley was a semi-industrial town with two unconnected main roads:

Jordan

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running vertically and

Sherman

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running horizontally.

Jordan

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was lined with townhouses on both sides,

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Sherman

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was bordered by black-coloured houses. A store and a laundry

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north of

Sherman

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, opposite a café. On the southern part, along a railway line, there were railway workers’ cottages. A factory occupied the northernmost part,

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large sections of the map, especially on the north and south, were wastelands. By 1950, major transformations had occurred. The townhouses had been replaced by high-rise flats, which were located west of

Jordan

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. A factory and wastelands had

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been replaced with

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Mansions and a park featuring a playground and a pond. A new road, New Lane, was constructed on the eastern side between the park and a row of additional stores.

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the laundry and café remained, their locations were relocated next to each other to the east of the mansions.

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,

Sherman

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was extended and connected to

Jordan

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and New Lane, forming two T-junctions.