DCseamusTX wrote:The street layout in Washington, D.C., looks an awful lot like Paris. They were built or rebuilt (in the case of Paris) at about the same time.jimlongley wrote:Makes you wonder where Pierre L'Enfant got his ideas.
I don't know where the hub-and-spoke idea originated, but it made sense in the days of animal-powered transportation and shanks' mare.Which city are you referring to?jimlongley wrote:Oh well 8th and I is still a pleasant place to visit, as long as you are at the right one of the three.
- Jim
BTW, I had the honor to teach a class in Byrdstown, TN, a few years back, where they have FOUR Main St.s