Rich and Strange Aeons

There's this belief I've seen, exemplified by a recent Youtube comment:

everyone knows that cities can have grids.

but show a grid city and everyone will guess it's a North American city.

most cities in the world grew organically so grids aren't a big thing everywhere else. you might find a few grids here and there, but that's it. going all out on grids is a North America special.

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