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As I understand it, the grid plan originated in Philadelphia in a stretch of land between the Delaware and Schyulkhill rivers. This portion, which is now genera
by blatherard 8y ago
As I understand it, the grid plan originated in Philadelphia in a stretch of land between the Delaware and Schyulkhill rivers. This portion, which is now generally called Center City, has a grid that aligns itself with the Delaware which runs at that point a little East of North. The rest of the city grew up extending that grid.
- madcaptenor 8y agoAlso, that particular point was picked, I believe, because it was the shortest distance between the Delaware and the Schuylkill. (Well, except for a few miles downriver where the Schuylkill flows into the Delaware, but South Philly was basically swamps back then.) See for example https://hiddencityphila.org/2015/08/courtyard-compass-reveals-a-city-off-axis/ https://hiddencityphila.org/2015/08/courtyard-compass-reveal...