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The Mystery Behind the Design of NY City's Street Grid

The Mystery Behind the Design of NY City's Street Grid

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It was a mammoth urban renewal project – replacing NY City’s crooked wagon paths with today’s elaborate street grid. It took nearly a century to install 12 avenues and 155 cross-streets, with all of its secret spots. And yet, nobody knows for sure who actually had the idea for the grid.

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