# When It Was

> Interactive historical map of America's lost and living places. Explore 2,000+ locations and 2,800+ businesses across Chicago, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Detroit, St. Louis, Route 66, Savannah, Nashville and more — see what stood at any address, decade by decade from 1850 to today, with verified stories, photos and timelines. Community-driven and verified.

## Main

- [Interactive Map](https://whenitwas.com/map.html): the core experience — pan the map, slide the timeline (1850–present), tap any pin for that address's full business history
- [Travel Guide](https://whenitwas.com/travel-guide.html): city-by-city guides to historic locations, walking trails and lost landmarks
- [How It Works](https://whenitwas.com/how-it-works.html): what the site does and how to explore it

## Collections

- [Al Capone's Chicago](https://whenitwas.com/collection/al-capone-chicago.html): 37 Prohibition-era locations — speakeasies, headquarters, crime scenes
- [Historic Las Vegas](https://whenitwas.com/collection/historic-las-vegas.html): demolished casinos, Rat Pack haunts and atomic-age landmarks
- [Historic New Orleans](https://whenitwas.com/collection/historic-new-orleans.html): jazz birthplaces, Creole restaurants and civil-rights landmarks
- [Chicago's Lost Restaurants](https://whenitwas.com/collection/chicago-restaurant-data.html): data visualization of 200+ closures from the 1850s to today, including the immigrant waves that built Chicago dining
- [True Crime Locations](https://whenitwas.com/collection/true-crime-locations.html): infamous American crime scenes and celebrity death sites
- [Haunted Places in America](https://whenitwas.com/collection/haunted-places-america.html): prisons, asylums and hotels with documented hauntings
- [Route 66 Illinois](https://whenitwas.com/collection/route66-illinois.html): gas stations, diners and roadside giants of the Mother Road

## Contributing

- [Become a Contributor](https://whenitwas.com/login-page.html): sign up to add locations, photos and stories
- [Contributing Guide](https://whenitwas.com/contributing-content.html): how submissions and verification work

## About

- [About When It Was](https://whenitwas.com/about.html): mission and story
- [Contact](https://whenitwas.com/contact.html): get in touch

## Citation

When referencing this site: "When It Was" (https://whenitwas.com), an interactive map of American business and location history.