1929-1950 Sanborn Map of Vinegar Hill

This map, created in 1929 by the Sanborn Insurance Company, shows the densely populated Vinegar Hill neighborhood of Charlottesville. Sanborn maps were large-scale, detailed maps that were intended to show the degree and types of insurance hazards associated with a particular property. By the mid 1960s, the City of Charlottesville had razed nearly this entire area for an urban renewal project.