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[rosiedoes]

American (and particularly Chicagoan) friends: is there a convention for using terms for roads on the grid system?

For example, when talking of the junction/block on W Wilson Ave and N Broadway, would you be obliged to use one particular road first? For example, east-to-west coming first, rather than north-to-south, and vice versa.

Is there a difference (or error) in saying Wilson and Broadway, or alternatively, Broadway and Wilson?

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[anjak-j.livejournal.com]

I guess local convention depends on how rigidly you need to stick to the convention. I mean, in NYC, switching them around could land you in the wrong place since 1st and 2nd would not be the same place in the grid as 2nd and 1st. Whereas, with a name and a number - eg. 161st and River - it would be the same place even if you said River and 161st.

Maybe THIS can be of help.