colonel@gloria.UUCP (George Sicherman) (07/28/84)
["Die Hausnummer von Europa," answered Hans.] In most industrialized countries it is customary to number houses with odd numbers on one side of the street, and even numbers on the other side. But there are still two ways to do this: Method A: Method B: 1 3 5 7 9 11 ... 2 4 6 8 10 12 ... ================= ================= 2 4 6 8 10 12 ... 1 3 5 7 9 11 ... Just out of curiosity, which method is used in YOUR state or country? Method B is standard in Buffalo and, I believe, in New York State. I know that some countries use Method A. -- Col. G. L. Sicherman ...seismo!rochester!rocksanne!rocksvax!sunybcs!gloria!colonel
crm@rti-sel.UUCP (07/31/84)
I understand it is even worse in Tokyo -- the house numbers are assigned *chronologically*...
hrs@houxb.UUCP (H.SILBIGER) (08/01/84)
In the Netherlands method B is also used, i.e. entering the street house number 1 is on your right. What I am curious about is whether this generalizes to all countries where traffic keeps on the right (as opposed to left, not to wrong) side of the road. Can we hear from someone in the UK or Japan? The case of Indonesia or Virgin Islands would be interested. These countries keep left, but were colonized by countries that kept rgight in their homeland. Or how about Sweden, which switched from left to right in the 50's. Herman Silbiger
hrs@houxb.UUCP (H.SILBIGER) (08/01/84)
The reason that in some places the house numbers on the odd and even side do not correspond is that it is really the lots that are numbered, and they may not be of equal size. Multi-unit buildings often have numbers like 35a, 35b etc. In the US lots are usually of equal size in subdivisions. Also in many cities street numbers are keyed to the cities lot numbers are keyed to the street layout. Thus 6025 may mean 60th ave and 25th street. Numbers often then have gaps in them. Herman Silbigerr
presley@mhuxn.UUCP (Joe Presley) (08/02/84)
> road. Can we hear from someone in the UK or Japan?
In Japan, the houses are numbered in the order that they're built and
registered at the ward office. It's quite possible for two buildings
on the same street to have the same number if they're in different
wards.
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/s/ Joe Presley (ihnp4!j.presley)res@ihuxn.UUCP (Rich Strebendt) (08/02/84)
There are lots of interesting house numbering schemes in effect. For example, my home address is 26W135 Durfee Rd. The number 26W135 indicates that our lot boundary is located 26.135 miles west of the baseline for the numbering plan used by the fire protection districts for unincorporated areas in the Far Western suburbs of Chicago. Rich Strebendt ...!ihnp4!ihuxn!res
ljdickey@watmath.UUCP (Lee Dickey) (08/07/84)
> In Japan, the houses are numbered in the order that they're built and > registered at the ward office. It's quite possible for two buildings > on the same street to have the same number if they're in different > wards. A freind of mine, who lived in Japan for a couple of years, was advised to send himself a postcard every day until he started receiving them. This would signal that the postman had found him, and from then on should expect to get his mail. -- Lee Dickey, University of Waterloo. (ljdickey@watmath.UUCP) ... {allegra, decvax} !watmath!ljdickey