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Podcast: レアジョブ英会話 Daily News Article Podcast
Episode: California town without addresses divided over plan to issue street numbers
Description: After more than a century of address-free living, Carmel-By-the-Sea, a California town known for its white-sand beaches is moving ahead with a plan to assign street numbers to homes and businesses. And many long-time residents aren’t happy about it.
The town’s residents and visitors must navigate a woodsy 1-square-mile landscape where houses, stores, restaurants and other buildings don’t have numbers. It’s even more difficult at night because the town has few street lights.
When asked for their address, residents describe their homes’ color or style, nearby landmarks like cypress trees and fire hydrants, or their location relative t...