On Sun, 29 Mar 2020 at 21:16, Kevin Kenny <kevin.b.ke...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So is the key difference between a town square and a village green(*) > the fact that the square is usually paved? > I think it would be rare for a grassed area to be called a town square. And very rare for a paved area to be called a village green. In the end, though, it's down to how the locals think of it and what they use it for: not all paved, pedestrian areas are town squares. Some are market places. Some are wide roads that have been pedestrianized and function more as very wide footpaths. For instance, is > > https://i.pinimg.com/originals/46/ac/ae/46acaefc5e243415deb7badb29b4113b.jpg > a square ? What about > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Square,_Manhattan#/media/File:1_new_york_city_union_square_2010.JPG > ? > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Circle#/media/File:ColumbusCirclefromTimeWarnerCenterNYC20050807.jpg > ? > They all look like they could be town squares. Whether or not they're used that way is another matter. -- Paul
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