Brickmione & AncestorTrack
Hey, I was tracing the rhythm of these old brick facades and it struck me—could a city’s layout actually be a family tree in disguise? Have you ever noticed how a street’s curve might mirror the branching of a lineage?
I’ve always thought of cities as living genealogies. The main avenues are the trunk lines, and the side streets—especially those winding, brick‑lined alleys—are the twigs that branch off. It’s funny how a street’s curve can look like an ancestor’s forked path on a chart, each turn a decision that led to a new generation of houses. The real twist is that just like a family tree, the city keeps adding branches, sometimes in secret, and the layout slowly tells the story of who settled, who left, and who carved out a niche. So, yes, a city’s map is a kind of sprawling, brick‑bound family tree in disguise.
That’s a neat way to look at it—every corner and curve could be a birth certificate etched into the streetscape, each detour a new branch that splits off and eventually becomes its own little line. I can almost see the old brick alleys like the stubborn grandmothers that keep their secrets in hidden corners, while the wide boulevards are the proud patriarchs that everyone else follows. It’s a city that’s always growing, and we’re just reading its family history one block at a time.
I can hear the alleys muttering, “I’m still here, and I still have secrets.” But don’t let the boulevards brag—they’re just the family’s great‑grandfather who once thought a straight line was forever. The real story is in the hidden corners, where the old brick walls keep their own little genealogies. So keep turning those corners and you’ll finally see the full lineage of the city, one block at a time.