Manhattan's Grid, Explained
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FREE 30-DAY TRIAL TO EPIDEMIC SOUND: https://share.epidemicsound.com/danielsteinernov23 Manhattan's Grid is a defining feature of New York City's Map, but the origins are pretty mysterious. The author of 'The Greatest Grid', Gerard Koeppel gives some insight. Gerards book: https://gerardkoeppel.com/city-on-a-grid-how-new-york-became-new-york/ Tons more info here: https://thegreatestgrid.mcny.org/ This is a cool map of the neighborhoods of NYC by the NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/upshot/extremely-detailed-nyc-neighborhood-map.html The NYT article I referenced: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/21/nyregion/21randel.html A really detailed map of Randel's survey work: https://gigapan.com/gigapans/fa872952d35e237828aea5dda50b3126/options/nosnapshots/iframe/flash.html?height=800frameborder=0%25height=80%25scrolling=nowidth=100%25 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DanielSteiner
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