Now since I live in Ontario, I obviously realize that the Chaffey brothers planned a very broad avenue - in this case, Euclid Avenue - as part of their plan for Ontario.
And since I've done a little bit of research, I also realize that the Chaffeys did the same thing when they left Ontario and established a settlement at Mildura, Australia. The road is now known as Sturt Highway.
But when David Allen posted a picture of Etiwanda circa 1882, I was struck by the fact that the Chaffeys did the same thing in Etiwanda. Presumably the street in question is Etiwanda Avenue.
So, my question - if you were to go to the bottom of the Salton Sea, would you find a wide boulevard running down the middle?
On Muphry's Law
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I've heard of Murphy's Law, but I had never heard of Muphry's Law until
recently - which is somewhat embarrassing, since I've been employed as a
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