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  2. South of Market, San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    He also decided to make the new blocks twice as long and twice as wide, with each lot 100 varas on a side. Finally, O'Farrell created "a grand promenade" linking the old pueblo with the new subdivision, Market Street. [16] Since then, downtown San Francisco north of Lower Market Street has been officially known as 50 Vara, while the South of ...

  3. Spanish units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    This street block is made up of six (2 × 3) 50-vara plots. The California vara is 33 inches, [citation needed] so 50 vara results in 137.6-foot plots. Subplots are within the original boundary lines. The San Francisco business district bounded by Union, Kearny, Filber, and Montgomery Streets was originally called the 50 Vara District.

  4. City block - Wikipedia

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    A city block, residential block, urban block, or simply block is a central element of urban planning and urban design. In a city with a grid system, the block is the smallest group of buildings that is surrounded by streets. City blocks are the space for buildings within the street pattern of a city, and form the basic unit of a city's urban ...

  5. Trump NYC rally crowd pissed about lack of toilets for ... - AOL

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    By 10 a.m. there were more than 10,000 people waiting for blocks and blocks around the Midtown venue. And not a toilet to be found.

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  7. Pictures of L.A. fire damage show aftermath of California blazes

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    An aerial view of utility vehicles parked near beachfront homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through the L.A. region on Jan. 13, 2025 in Malibu, California.

  8. A chilling look inside the house where the Menendez brothers ...

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    The house was originally built in 1927 and redesigned in 1984 by businessman Mark Slotkin. The property boasts a pool and private tennis court, alongside a two-story guesthouse and two-car garage.

  9. List of New York City Block and Neighborhood Associations

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    The Park Place – Underhill Avenue Block Association [5] CAMBA, Inc. (Church Avenue Merchant Block Association)) Maple Street Block Association; Green Avenue Block Association; 100 Jefferson Avenue Block Association [6] Norman Street Block Association [7] The Vermont Street 700 Block Association