Google Map with street names

by Michael Geary

HTML

<script type="text/javascript" src="//maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false"></script>

<div id="map_canvas" style="height: 400px; width: 400px"></div>

JavaScript

function initialize() {
    var latLng = new google.maps.LatLng( 40.708762, -74.006731 );
    
    var styles = [
      {
        "stylers": [
          { "visibility": "off" }
        ]
      },{
        "featureType": "road",
        "elementType": "labels",
        "stylers": [
          { "visibility": "on" }
        ]
      }
    ];

    var map = new google.maps.Map( $('#map_canvas')[0], {
        zoom: 15,
        center: latLng,
        mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
        styles: styles
    });

};

$( initialize );