Modern development practices make the "sticks and lolipops" roadways that you're describing. And that style of residential street isn't all that old, either. Lo

Modern development practices make the "sticks and lolipops" roadways that you're describing. And that style of residential street isn't all that old, either. Looking at the maps of roads, one could tell roughly what decade a neighborhood was built during. > Typical urban street layouts generally follow five very distinctive patterns, they are as follows. The Gridiron pattern which dates back to the 1900's. The Fragmented Parallel dating back to the 1950's. Warped Parallel which is from the 1960's era. Loops and Lollipops which was a popular street style in the 1970's. Lollipops on a Stick, this style originated in the 1980's. http://www.hammondindiana.com/cobblestone3.html http://www.hammondindiana.com/cobblestone3.html