One of the things that I found confusing when I moved here to MA in the Boston area is that they have squares. Now people would give me directions to go over by Union Square or Central Square, etc. It took awhile to figure out where these places were. How they get to be called a square is a stretch. I think that they must have been called that because that is where you will find some stores. It can be a small square where you only have a Dunkin Donut and a drug store or a larger one with other stores around. It was very confusing for me to have my daughter tell me to meet her at Bloc 11 in Union Square. What was Bloc 11 and where is Union Square. So near where I live is a square called Ball square. It has a Dunkin donut, CVS, a sign maker and a bar. It has 5 roads intersecting it. I have discovered that many of these squares are about 1/2 mile apart. It is sort of like having your neighborhood convenience stores. We have Powder Square, Teele Square, Davis Square, Porter Square, Kendall Square, etc. It goes on and on. Kendall Square has a huge indoor mall and that is probably 2 miles from my home. So here is a picture of my square near my house. My Dr.'s office is one block down the street so when telling people where his office is you would tell them near Ball square. It has taken me over a year to figure out all of this.
This is an interesting intersection to cross. you just can't go straight across to CVS which is where I was
headed. California doesn't have this type of city planning because face it they do not have the same historical background that the East has. I wouldn't trade this for anything.
That is very interesting. Baltimore doesn't have squares either, I can see why you're confused.
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