This is a bonus episode PREVIEW!

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Is Manhattan the world's "Greatest Grid," or is it more of an accident of historical contingency? This is the first episode of a two part series. In this episode, we see the original landscape of the island transformed by fires, fortifications, and finally by surveyors.

Check out Soma’s creative projects:

Stoned Succubus: https://www.instagram.com/stoned_succubus_band

Somatosensation: https://www.instagram.com/somatosensation

More music from Chris Robbin’ (Chicago Land Theme composer):

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3o358VkcDy0OGAyUzruVRA

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Xavier also writes about cities when he feels like it:

https://www.substack.com/@articulata