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Old 04-18-2023, 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by TheDolls View Post
Usually, the street numbers indicate how far you are from the center of a city. There is an imaginary line that runs north and south and another that runs east and west. Addresses that are north or south are that far north or south of the center line that runs east/west. For example, 4112 North Some St. would be 4.1 ish miles north of the east/west center line of the city. It’s also probably 41 “blocks” north…although not all the blocks are necessarily used for anything. So, the next block north of the 4112 North Some St. address would be 42## Some St.
Sounds logical…..in a strange sort of way. I’m curious why I see addresses like “1875 NE 135th Street Road”. Is it a street or a road? Is it a Boulevard or an Avenue?? Come on!! Make up your mind!