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Old Posted Jan 2, 2008, 7:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Busy Bee View Post
Another thing I also don't understand is why the grid address location continues to be so prominent. Is this really something that alot of people use?
Absolutely. As a suburbanite who isn't going to memorize every single street, I'd say 80% of my navigation in Chicago is by grid number. Memorize the half-mile streets and follow the numbers from there.

For example, if you tell me to go to 2700 N Clark, I know without looking at a map that that's just south of Diversey, because Diversey is 2800N. I love the grid numbers on street signs.
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