Each block is divided into eight lots, each 80 feet wide by 180 feet deep, which is considerably larger than the standard of 20 to 25 feet by 100 feet in New York City. Consisting of blocks numbered 1 through 58, it is organized by streets 80 feet wide that outline blocks that are 320 feet wide by 380 feet, including an 18-foot-wide alley that bisects the big blocks. The earliest grid was laid out in 1830 at the fork of the Chicago River. In contrast to the overall grid imposed on Manhattan, this plan comprises several grids, with square and rectangular blocks of varying sizes. In 1834, when the population of Chicago was only about 1800, this ambitious grid plan was proposed for the fast growing city. Image 4 Joshua Hathaway, Jr., Chicago with the School Section, Wabansia, and Kinzie’s Addition, compiled from the four original surveys as compiled in the Cook County Clerk Office, 1834 Chicago History Museum, ICHi-37308 Joshua Hathaway, Jr., cartographer
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