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May. 19th, 2010
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May. 19th, 2010 04:47 pmGuys, the South American address systems I have encountered so far totally blow ours out of the water. From here:
Feeling a little bewildered by Quito's street-address system? ... Introduced in 1998, the capital's newer street-numbering system is prefixed by one of the following letters: N, indicating that the street is situated north (norte) of Calle Rocafuerte in Old Town; S, meaning south (sur) of Old Town; or E, indicating east (este) and OE, meaning west (oeste), depending on which side of 10 de Agosto the street is located. A hyphenated number follows, and then the name of the nearest cross-street or avenue. The first of these hyphenated numbers is actually the building number, while the second number indicates the number of meters the house or building is from the cross-street. For example, González Suárez N27-142 and 12 de Octubre. The building would be found on González Suárez street, north of Calle Rocafuerte. The building number is "27," and it is roughly 142m (466 ft.) from Avenida 12 de Octubre.
Neat!
I also like how in Lima, every block of every street is numbered, and the address of every building on that street will start with the same number. Like if your house is on block two of Arequipa, your address will start with "2." Seriously, what is up with our willy-nilly way of doing things?
Feeling a little bewildered by Quito's street-address system? ... Introduced in 1998, the capital's newer street-numbering system is prefixed by one of the following letters: N, indicating that the street is situated north (norte) of Calle Rocafuerte in Old Town; S, meaning south (sur) of Old Town; or E, indicating east (este) and OE, meaning west (oeste), depending on which side of 10 de Agosto the street is located. A hyphenated number follows, and then the name of the nearest cross-street or avenue. The first of these hyphenated numbers is actually the building number, while the second number indicates the number of meters the house or building is from the cross-street. For example, González Suárez N27-142 and 12 de Octubre. The building would be found on González Suárez street, north of Calle Rocafuerte. The building number is "27," and it is roughly 142m (466 ft.) from Avenida 12 de Octubre.
Neat!
I also like how in Lima, every block of every street is numbered, and the address of every building on that street will start with the same number. Like if your house is on block two of Arequipa, your address will start with "2." Seriously, what is up with our willy-nilly way of doing things?