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September 23, 1835
The Daily Cincinnati Republican, And Commercial Register
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Passersby on Broadway show curiosity at a pile of large wooden blocks behind the jail, intended for a Russian-style perpendicular paving experiment on the street above Murray Street, coated with tar for a level surface.
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An EXPERIMENT.—Some curiosity was manifested this morning by the passers down Broadway, at the sight of a large pile of wooden blocks at the rear of the jail, each having six sides, about fifteen inches long, and some eight or ten inches in diameter. The use to which they are intended to be put was readily divined by those who remembered a description given some time ago in the papers, of the method of paving in Russia. We understand that the plan is to be tried on a portion of Broadway just above Murray street. The blocks are to be planted perpendicularly in the earth, fitting closely to each other of course from their shape, so as to make a level and continuous surface, their sides being coated with tar or pitch. We do not see why the plan should not be found completely successful
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What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What keywords are associated?
Wooden Blocks
Paving Experiment
Broadway
Russian Method
Urban Improvement
Where did it happen?
Broadway, New York
Story Details
Location
Broadway, New York
Event Date
This Morning
Story Details
Large hexagonal wooden blocks are piled behind the jail for a paving experiment on Broadway above Murray Street, using a Russian method of planting them perpendicularly and coating with tar for a level surface.