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  2. Squares of Savannah, Georgia - Wikipedia

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    The city of Savannah, Province of Georgia, was laid out in 1733, in what was colonial America, around four open squares, each surrounded by four residential "tithing") blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks. The layout of a square and eight surrounding blocks was known as a "ward." The original plan (now known as the Oglethorpe Plan) was part ...

  3. Grid plan - Wikipedia

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    Grid plan. A simple grid plan from 1908 of Palaio Faliro. A grid plan from 1799 of Pori, Finland, by Isaac Tillberg. The city of Adelaide, South Australia was laid out in a grid, surrounded by gardens and parks. In urban planning, the grid plan, grid street plan, or gridiron plan is a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to ...

  4. Oglethorpe Plan - Wikipedia

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    Oglethorpe Plan. The Oglethorpe Plan is an urban planning idea that was most notably used in Savannah, Georgia, one of the Thirteen Colonies, in the 18th century. The plan uses a distinctive street network with repeating squares of residential blocks, commercial blocks, and small green parks to create integrated, walkable neighborhoods. James ...

  5. Settlement hierarchy - Wikipedia

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    A settlement hierarchy is a way of arranging settlements into a hierarchy based upon their size. The term is used by landscape historians and in the National Curriculum [1] for England. The term is also used in the planning system for the UK and for some other countries such as Ireland, India, and Switzerland.

  6. Land lot - Wikipedia

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    Plot structures include a house, private walkways, and at the back - a detached garage with a drive access to the alley and a small area for refuse. In real estate, a land lot or plot of land is a tract or parcel of land owned or meant to be owned by some owner (s). A plot is essentially considered a parcel of real property in some countries or ...

  7. Encanto - Wikipedia

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    Encanto is a 2021 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.It was directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, co-directed by Charise Castro Smith (in her feature directorial debut), and produced by Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer, with original songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and an original musical orchestral score ...

  8. The Truman Show - Wikipedia

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    The Truman Show is a 1998 American psychological comedy drama film [4] written and co-produced by Andrew Niccol, and directed by Peter Weir.The film depicts the story of Truman Burbank (played by Jim Carrey), a man who is unaware that he is living his entire life on a colossal soundstage, and that it is being filmed and broadcast as a reality television show which has a huge international ...

  9. YellowBrickRoad - Wikipedia

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    YellowBrickRoad. YellowBrickRoad is a 2010 American horror film directed by Jesse Holland and Andy Mitton and starring Cassidy Freeman, Anessa Ramsey and Laura Heisler. It is about an expedition to discover the fate of an entire town that disappeared into the wilderness 70 years earlier.