Most drivers in the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles rely on Google Maps, Waze or their in-car GPS system to navigate the city, but not that long ago, drivers relied on a different type of North ...

For decades a Thomas Guide was a driver’s well-thumbed tool for survival in the freeway-heavy, ever-expanding sprawl of Southern California — as essential as a spare tire, at least until traffic apps ...

Before there was Google Maps — and still today, if an Angeleno really wants to know where something is located — there was the Thomas Bros. street atlas, aka the Thomas Guide. At The Daily, Swati ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- An iconic piece of Southern California driving history is back: a new Thomas Guide will be out next week. For decades, the paper, ring-bound city map books were essential for ...

For answers to more of your burning questions, visit the Ask Chris archive. Do they still make the paper edition of the Thomas Guide maps? I keep one in the trunk in case the phone conks out, but ...