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Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady
That photo looking down has a definite New York City vibe.
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I know what you mean, but I would say it looks more Chicago-esque...especially with the gothic Chase Building.
Chicago has smaller blocks that tend to be square while NYC has, for the most part, rectangular blocks.
Here's an interesting post comparing the blocks between Chicago and NYC:
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The blocks in the Loop are roughly 400' X 400', or slightly less.
Out in the neighborhoods, each half-mile square on the street grid is usually divided into four blocks in one direction and eight blocks in the other. That would give you a standard 660' X 330' block, minus the width of the streets.
See the link above if you're looking for actual dimensions of a specific property.
For NYC (Manhattan north of Houston Street, specifically):
East-West streets are spaced every 200', and the streets themselves are 50 or 60 feet wide. Roughly every half-mile, an east-west street is 100 feet wide (example: 42nd Street). Thus, the "short blocks" are 140-150 feet long.
The avenues that run north-south are usually 100 feet wide, but their spacing is more irregular. IIRC, the "long blocks" range from 400-600 feet in length.
Trivia fact: Lexington Avenue was not part of the original city grid, but was later inserted between Third and Fourth (later renamed Madison) Avenues to enchance access to Grammercy Square and boost property values.
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