I believe that when St. Paul got around to creating a uniform numbering system for its streets, the bureaucrats took the easy way out, in a far less mobile society, and just assigned to each house the number which had previously been assigned to its water meter, and then filled in the gaps when needed.
Ray Marshall Hiawatha Message: 2 Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 13:57:24 -0500 From: Chris Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Minneapolis Issues Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Mpls] Avenue print style P.S. I'm not slamming St. Paul. I like the city a lot. There's just no rhyme or reason to their streets and the numbering scheme is for the birds. About 360 yards per 100 numbers follows what rule? Geograpically yours, Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
