Artwork credits

Selected city illustrations adapt the photographs credited below into an ivory and charcoal engraving. Changes include generated linework, a modest crop, web encoding, and placement beneath the Cheers chess scene. Each illustration follows its source photograph's viewpoint; fine details are illustrative.

San Francisco: San Francisco from the Marin Headlands in August 2022, Lightandtruth. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Salt Lake City: Salt Lake City skyline, Alan Cressler / U.S. Geological Survey. Source photograph: public domain.
Provo: Historic Downtown Provo, UT, Benjam63, September 30, 2016. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Miami metro: South Beach, Miami22, M McBey, April 20, 2013. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 2.0.
New York: Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan, New York City, Jakub Hałun, October 5, 2023. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 4.0.
San Diego: San Diego-Coronado Bridge by Frank Mckenna.jpg, Photo by Frank Mckenna. frankiefoto. Source photograph: CC0.
Chicago: Chicago Skyline 2022 2.jpg, Sea Cow. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tampa: Hillsborough River Panoramic (39899012302).jpg, Gregory Urbano from St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 2.0.
Atlanta: Atlanta skyline from Jackson Street Bridge 2020.jpg, Marc Merlin. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Los Angeles: Los Angeles Pollution.jpg, Diliff. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phoenix: Downtown Phoenix Skyline (6974043971).jpg, Alan Stark from Goodyear, AZ, United States. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 2.0.
San Jose: San Jose City Hall 2023-07-16 (1).jpg, The wub. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dallas–Fort Worth: Dallas skyline 2025.jpg, BullDawg2021. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 4.0.
Houston: Houston May 2022 13 (Buffalo Bayou Park and skyline).jpg, Michael Barera. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Washington, DC: Tidal Basin in Spring.jpg, Eric C. Gutierrez. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 4.0.
Philadelphia: Philadelphia from South Street Bridge July 2016 panorama 2.jpg, King of Hearts. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boston: Charles River Esplanade Boston May 2018 panorama.jpg, King of Hearts. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Riverside–San Bernardino: Courtyard of Mission Inn with Church - Riverside, CA - USA - 01 (6919712685).jpg, Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Detroit: Detroit Skyline from Windsor 2025-09-01.jpg, TheWxResearcher. Source photograph: CC0.
Seattle: Seattle 4.jpg, Daniel Schwen. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Minneapolis–St. Paul: Stone Arch Bridge - Minneapolis.JPG, Vasanth Rajkumar. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Denver: The skyline of Denver, Colorado, across Ferril Lake in City Park, from the Anschutz Family Sky Terrace at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science LCCN2015633532.tif, Carol M. Highsmith. Source photograph: Public domain.
Orlando: Lake Eola and Orlando Skyline seen in 2024.jpg, JER3L1337. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 4.0.
Charlotte: Charlotte Pano.jpg, James Willamor. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baltimore: Inner Harbor Aerial 2022.jpg, Matthew Binebrink. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Louis: St Louis night expblend.jpg, Daniel Schwen. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Antonio: The San Antonio River Walk.jpg, Matt Harriger. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Austin: Austin August 2019 19 (skyline and Lady Bird Lake).jpg, Michael Barera. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portland: St Johns Bridge from Cathedral Park downstream - Portland, Oregon.jpg, M.O. Stevens. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sacramento: Sacramento, California skyline.jpg, Quintin Soloviev. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 4.0.
Pittsburgh: Downtown Pittsburgh from Duquesne Incline in the morning.jpg, Dllu. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Las Vegas: Las Vegas Blvd, the "Strip".jpg, Ron Reiring. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 2.0.
Cincinnati: Cincinnati night skyline from Covington, January 2019 (2).jpg, Jason Zhang. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kansas City: Kansas City Skyline.jpg, Little Mountain 5. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Columbus: Columbus storm skyline 01.jpg, Ɱ. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Indianapolis: Skyline Indianapolis at night.jpg, Jimmy Baikovicius. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nashville: Nashville skyline 2009.jpg, Kaldari. Source photograph: Public domain.
Cleveland: Cleveland Skyline from the Cuyahoga River.jpg, Erik Drost. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 2.0.
Virginia Beach: Virginia Beach Oceanfront - Fishing Pier.jpg, Greyfiveys. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jacksonville: Jacksonville Skyline Panorama 2.jpg, “Jon Zander (Digon3)”. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Providence: Providence skyline from Providence River.jpg, PA Uploader. Source photograph: CC0.
Raleigh: Raleigh skyline along S Saunders st.jpg, Dennis Ludlow (Sharkshock). Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Milwaukee: Milwaukee Art Museum 1 (Mulad).jpg, Michael Hicks (Mulad). Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 2.0.
Oklahoma City: Oklahoma City Skyline 2015 3.jpg, Robert Kixmiller. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Louisville: Louisville skyline night.jpg, Fleur-Design. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 2.0.
Richmond: Richmond virginia (7185781784).jpg, jeff horne from Richmond, VA. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 2.0.
Memphis: Wolf-River-Harbor-Memphis.jpg, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Source photograph: Public domain.
Fresno: Downtown Fresno Skyline.jpg, JMora24. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Birmingham: Views of Birmingham, Alabama, from Vulcan Statue LCCN2010639392.tif, Carol M. Highsmith. Source photograph: Public domain.
Grand Rapids: City on The River (22793909062).jpg, Russell Sekeet. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 2.0.
Hartford: 20191016 hartford sunrise from goodwin dock 9UV2622.jpg, Paul Danese. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Buffalo: Buffalo Skyline from Drone 1.jpg, Dekema. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tucson: Downtown Tucson 2013.JPG, Davin Brumwell. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tulsa: Tulsa, Oklahoma.jpg, Caleb Long Original uploader was CPacker at en.wikipedia. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 2.5.
Rochester: Rochester High Falls (180258157).jpeg, Xu Liu. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Greenville: Greenville - Liberty Bridge 3.jpg, P. Hughes. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Omaha: Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge (2010).jpg, Ryan Renner. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 2.0.
Honolulu: Waikiki Beach (2024)-L1004709.jpg, Frank Schulenburg. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bridgeport–Stamford: Shippan Landing Stamford Connecticut Skyline Aerial.jpg, John9474. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Orleans: Jackson Square.jpg, Clark Mills. Source photograph: Public domain.
Knoxville: Gay-street-bridge-knoxville-tn1.jpg, Brian Stansberry. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 3.0.
Sarasota–Bradenton: Sarasota Skyline.jpeg, Cullen Morgan. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 4.0.
Bakersfield: Fox Theater - Bakersfield, CA - DSC00484.jpg, Daderot. Source photograph: CC0.
Albuquerque: Albuquerque, New Mexico skyline.jpg, Quintin Soloviev. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 4.0.
McAllen: Skyline of McAllen.jpg, Theunderratedtaco. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Albany: Albany skyline 2017.jpg, Antony-22. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Charleston: Rainbow Row Charleston July 2024 1.jpg, Thomson200. Source photograph: CC0.
Baton Rouge: Baton Rouge skyline 2013.jpg, getmahesh. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Worcester: Worcester Union Station from Washington Square, September 2022.JPG, Pi.1415926535. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Allentown–Bethlehem: Steel Stacks, Bethlehem, PA.jpg, w_lemay. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 2.0.
El Paso: El Paso skyline (cropped).jpg, Quintin Soloviev. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 4.0.
Columbia: Columbia, South Carolina Skyline, Night.jpg, Tim from Atlanta, USA. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 2.0.
Cape Coral–Fort Myers: Fort Myers - Bradford Block.jpg, P. Hughes. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lakeland: Lake Mirror Promenade with Lakeland Electric Building in the background 02.jpg, Kiran891. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Boise: Boise-idaho-robbymilo-1.jpg, Robbymilo. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ventura–Thousand Oaks: Ventura Pier with fishermen 2013.jpg, Tuxyso. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dayton: Dayton Skyline - Sunset September 2022.jpg, Blervis. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 4.0.
Stockton: Downtown Stockton California.jpg, LPS.1. Source photograph: CC0.
Greensboro: Greensboro skyline from the Depot.jpg, Mx._Granger. Source photograph: CC0.
Colorado Springs: Garden of the Gods central gardens from the north.jpg, Dicklyon. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Little Rock: Downtown Little Rock.jpg, Cliff from I now live in Arlington, VA (Outside Washington DC), USA. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 2.0.
Des Moines: Des Moines skyline.jpg, Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant). Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 2.5.
Daytona Beach: Daytona Beach boardwalk looking south.jpg, Dough4872. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Poughkeepsie–Newburgh: Poughkeepsie Bridge from Mid-Hudson Bridge NY1.jpg, Acroterion. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Winston-Salem: Winston-Salem skyline from the view of 425 N Cherry St.jpg, Skarmory. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Madison: Madison, Wisconsin view from Lake Monona.jpg, Dori. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 2.5.
Akron: Akron Skyline GPC (1).jpg, Dillguy9. Source photograph: CC0.
Ogden: Ogden Utah downtown.jpg, Scott Catron from Sandy, Utah, USA. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Melbourne: Cocoa Beach Pier from the beach 2023-05-19 (2).JPG, Benoît Prieur. Source photograph: CC0.
Wichita: The-Keeper-of-the-Plains.jpg, 04stx. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Syracuse: Syracuse, New York skyline (cropped).jpg, Quintin Soloviev. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 4.0.
Augusta: Augusta, GA Downtown Skyline 2017.jpg, c_live_lee. Source photograph: CC0.
Durham–Chapel Hill: Duke Chapel side.jpg, self. Source photograph: Public domain.
Northwest Arkansas: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art May 2017 15.jpg, Michael Barera. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harrisburg: Harrisburg as seen from City Island (cropped).jpg, JohnDziak. Source photograph: CC0.
Jackson: Jackson December 2018 02 (Mississippi State Capitol).jpg, Michael Barera. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Spokane: Upper Spokane Falls and Upper Falls Power Plant, Spokane 2015.jpg, Tracy Hunter. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 2.0.
Toledo: Toledo skyline on the Maumee River (53867786760).jpg, Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 2.0.
Chattanooga: Chattanooga Skyline 2018.jpg, Breethol. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Haven: New Haven, Connecticut skyline.jpg, Quintin Soloviev. Photograph and engraved adaptation: CC BY 4.0.

Chess scene

The ivory knight is a custom Cheers relief mesh. The resting kings adapt Chess Set by Riley Queen / Poly Haven, under CC0. The illustration licenses above apply to the city surfaces, not the separate chess geometry or other Cheers assets.

The interactive renderer uses Three.js under its MIT license.

Columbia, Missouri

Adapted from Jesse Hall and The Columns on the Francis Quadrangle, photographed by Fresaj on September 23, 2014. Source and adapted artwork: CC BY-SA 3.0. Changes: AI-assisted copperplate engraving; incidental visitors, bags and foreground lights removed; resized for display. No endorsement implied.