NO. 2365ERA VIII · PLACES · MANHATTAN

The Commissioners' Grid

In 1811 two surveyors drove a stake into a farm meadow and drew every avenue you have ever walked. The farmer was unimpressed, and his goat stood exactly where your crosswalk is

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The Commissioners' Grid
Number2365
EraERA VIII · The Fabric
FamilyPlaces
BoroughManhattan
LocationUpper East Side
States1 finished state

Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, an art census of New York City: 7,542 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.

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