Watch the Growth of Walmart Across America
*Note: FlowingData has updated its version to include the year.

Wow. I’d love to see this for other companies like McDonald’s, Starbucks, etc. Per the creator (originally this guy), the database used did not include opening dates for these other companies. In fact, it only had about 1/3 of the opening dates for Walmart stores. That’s why there’s a “flurry” at the end, representing all stores without a listed opening date.

Here’s a similar map that shows property development throughout time for select areas in the US.

(via zachklein via superamit via Kottke)

(Reblogged from zachklein)

Notes

  1. mikehudack reblogged this from cowsandmilk
  2. culturite reblogged this from superamit
  3. heatherleak reblogged this from zachklein
  4. klaatu reblogged this from superamit
  5. oddlyzen reblogged this from tylerknott
  6. ijess reblogged this from zachklein
  7. abteen reblogged this from zachklein
  8. preciseandtowering reblogged this from bendelaney
  9. kkr reblogged this from superamit
  10. thisisthelifeichose reblogged this from frangry and added:
    no stopping it now. .. ..
  11. rgrjnr reblogged this from superamit
  12. themegahope reblogged this from zachklein
  13. kentrock reblogged this from superamit
  14. ivanrambles reblogged this from superamit
  15. anant reblogged this from dalasverdugo
  16. etaoinshrdlu reblogged this from superamit
  17. xandramercedez reblogged this from superamit
  18. sugarmagnolia13 reblogged this from superamit
  19. participo reblogged this from superamit
  20. wesleyhill reblogged this from superamit
  21. eelinejenilee reblogged this from superamit
  22. optical-frog reblogged this from superamit
  23. themorgantown reblogged this from superamit
  24. madhukar reblogged this from superamit and added:
    Good stuff! I always hoped...green dots over Asia, India should have been glued....
  25. electisms reblogged this from superamit and added:
    Awesome! Can you say ‘fungus’?
  26. cassios reblogged this from superamit
  27. secondaryartifacts reblogged this from superamit and added:
    we must stop it. oh no, too late. or is it?
  28. neilchristensen reblogged this from zachklein
  29. dhk reblogged this from superamit
  30. thehbomb reblogged this from superamit and added:
    wall-e (which is apparently...most socially relevant movie
  31. kilowatt reblogged this from dihard and added:
    Why are there so few Wal*Marts
  32. scotthale reblogged this from superamit and added:
    This is really fun if you don’t have A.D.D. Also, make sure you are not...chromophobe...
  33. edcd reblogged this from zachklein
  34. britne reblogged this from superamit
  35. killingdenouement reblogged this from superamit
  36. thenightdances reblogged this from tmblg
  37. jasonsmithtx reblogged this from superamit
  38. brooklynmutt reblogged this from superamit
  39. arempee reblogged this from superamit and added:
    18th or 19th WalMart was built off...west coast of Africa.
  40. tylerknott reblogged this from superamit and added:
    This is terrifying.
  41. hellofriend reblogged this from superamit
  42. tylercoates reblogged this from superamit
  43. han reblogged this from superamit
  44. thatkindoftickles reblogged this from superamit
  45. joshuatuscan reblogged this from dalasverdugo and added:
    I wonder why they waited so long to hit the northeast and california.
  46. mentalreminder reblogged this from zachklein
  47. upsider reblogged this from dihard
  48. cowsandmilk reblogged this from dihard and added:
    I was confused by...stores near me. It’s because free databases are apparently still