Well , I'm also of the age where reading a map is second nature. Even with GPS driving directions, which I don't use much, I still want to see the big picture map on my phone.
Betsy The kitten was at an animal hospital in a town I did not know well. Mom was driving and had that ridiculous thing turned on. Long story short, once I had a look at the big picture , we let the GPS lady take over when we got close.
Pretty amazing stuff when you have three turns and you are only a Par 5 away.
That said, i live in the Indiana county that borders South Chicago & suburbs. It is laid out perfectly and with a great deal of foresight. The main east west streets are numbered from the north to the south.
Gary, Indiana and points south, have main north/ south streets according to when the presidents were inaugurated.
East of that, are the States and when they joined the Union. West of the Presidents are the names of local historical figures that any school child would know by heart. So all I need is a name and the number and I am in the neighborhood !
The downside to this is people don't know these things anymore. In the nineties , my painting company was in several phone books. They would call, and I would answer. Jot down the address and ask for directions.
Upshot ? Nobody knows where they live. And don't ever take anybody's word for it about north south east and west.
