23 Feb
2010
23 Feb
'10
12:43 p.m.
If you want an example of just what would result, take a trip to Tokyo, where house numbers were assigned in the order that building permits were issued, and you need *extremely* detailed directions.
The Soviet Union was not quite as chaotic as that, but they also didn't keep an organized system of building placement and street numbering. On this map of Kiev, it shows the building numbers so you can see how some of them are not easy to find from the street. http://wikimapia.org/#lat=50.4454261&lon=30.5302334&z=16&l=0&m=m --Michael Dillon