All Hokie, All the Time. Period. Presented by

The Lounge Board

Joined: 01/05/2001 Posts: 16888
Likes: 6259

10000+ Posts

Subscriber

Board Member 20+ Years

5000 Likes

1000 Likes

250 Likes

What's this?

I remember going from 3 digits to 4 digits long before 911. It was

based on moving out from the center of town. Or, as you alluded to, a grid system.

(In response to this post by 48zip)

Posted: 03/12/2018 at 11:40AM

+0

PREV NEXT REPLY

Insert a Link

Enter the title of the link here:

Enter the full web address of the link here -- include the "http://" part:

Current Thread:

Is there something more appealing about 3 digit home address numbers? -- Late 80s Hokie 03/12/2018 09:27AM

I live at 710 and work at 120...I must really be elite... ** -- ShortFatHokie 03/12/2018 3:41PM

YES, over 4 or 5s. -- Full-Set and Moonshine 03/12/2018 2:00PM

I have a single digit. most people think that is odd. ** -- vt_mughal 03/12/2018 11:55AM

Must have been hell to type that, too. ** -- Coach McGuirk 03/12/2018 1:34PM

Go to beautiful P'town and they have single digit addresses. -- Stork 03/12/2018 10:22AM

21 Jump Street? ** -- Brown Water 03/12/2018 09:49AM

Think of the overall area as a large grid. -- 48zip 03/12/2018 09:49AM

I remember going from 3 digits to 4 digits long before 911. It was -- IB4TECH 03/12/2018 11:40AM

Yeah, I misspoke a bit. he 911 systems reqd a lot more street name updates -- 48zip 03/12/2018 1:09PM

What is E-911? Emergency 911? Easier for someone to say and -- Late 80s Hokie 03/12/2018 09:52AM

It isn't about the verbal, it's about organizing the grid. -- 48zip 03/12/2018 09:59AM

OK, making some sense now. Thanks. As opposed to denser / older -- Late 80s Hokie 03/12/2018 10:01AM

Think of each block as 100. Then...starting from zero... -- 48zip 03/12/2018 10:25AM

911 ** -- Major Kong 03/12/2018 09:39AM