In some parts of the country the numbering goes from the center of the
county, not the city.
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On 3/14/07 9:05 PM, "Walt Wayman" <hiwayman@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> But it's not; it's about 10 miles from the center of town. And on this street,
> the lowest numbers, like mine, are the furthest from the center of the city,
> and the closer you get, the higher the numbers. Of course, this street is less
> than a mile long and takes a 90 degree turn about halfway down. The numbering
> system here makes no sense to me, but I don't really care.
>
> Walt
>
> --
> "Anything more than 500 yards from
> the car just isn't photogenic." --
> Edward Weston
>
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Jan Steinman <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>
>>> From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> I've never understood how murkins have such huge address numbers.
>>> Is there some numbering protocol that I don't understand?
>>
>> It's called the "grid system."
>>
>> Numbers increase steadily out from the center. This way, it's easy to
>> approximate where something is by its number. One might expect (for
>> example) "2965 Wendy Lane" to be some 30 blocks from city centre.
>>
>>
>> :::: If vegetarians eat only vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
>> :::: Jan Steinman <http://www.Bytesmiths.com/Item/99-3033-17-18>
>>
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