
With an energy and outreach similar to
India’s census for the people, via
Boing Boing, we are directed towards this
rhyming abecedary produced by the Committee on City Planning (
in full here) in 1937 under the mayorship of Fiorello La Guardia (
previously)

seizing an opportunity to educate in youngest residents in the field of civil engineering and instil the concept of considered regulations on maintaining the metropolis. Some of the entries reflect a certain agenda, foreshadowing NIMBYism and getting rid of the elevated trains in favour of expanding the subway and promoting municipal markets over street food vendors.