[Vnbiz] Neighborhood planning in Saigon

[LeDieu Anh]

Dear anh Shane,

Thank you for your help. I hope someone living in Saigon for long time can
answer this question.

Have a nice weekend,
Dieu Anh

On 10/21/06, Shane Wall <shane.wall at translingualexpress.com> wrote:
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>  Hi Dieu Anh,
>    I tutor the senior management of ACB Real Estate 3 days per week. I
> will ask them what they know about this on Monday. I agree that the layout
> looks to have been deliberately planned, unlike the usual "higgledy
> piggledy" layout of most of the city. Very interesting!
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> Cheers,
>  Shane
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> *From:* vnbiz-bounces at mail.saigon.com [mailto:
> vnbiz-bounces at mail.saigon.com] *On Behalf Of *LeDieu Anh
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:12 PM
> *To:* vnbiz at vietlinks.net
> *Subject:* [Vnbiz] Neighborhood planning in Saigon
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> Dear CACC,
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> Below is a cutting from Saigon's  map, District 11,  with a very peculiar
> ground plan, looking like a traditional garden city.  Does anyone know or
> can you find out easily something about the history of this layout? When
> developed, any special occasion for the development as such?
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>  I have lived in Saigon for not so short time but have not noticed that
> there is a  nieghborhood with such an intersting layout until a german
> colleague asked me about this. Thank you for any information and history
> about this place.
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> Have a good day,
> Dieu Anh
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