tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189098628728250646.post5276214962202213809..comments2023-03-13T15:24:06.517+01:00Comments on Growing up in Des Moines: The Leaves of Fall - the Fall of LeavesSteven Meglitschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11412914213120721737noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189098628728250646.post-59389610948005151072010-07-09T22:26:02.131+02:002010-07-09T22:26:02.131+02:00The area around Cottage Grove was developed by the...The area around Cottage Grove was developed by the Vermont Land Company, thus a couple of Vermonty street names including Brattleboro and Rutland. I lived on Cottage Grove where 32nd street ought to be for six years. Also, the streets north and south of University were separately surveyed and the surveys didn't quite agree, which is why several of the streets in the 3000 blocks have a jog to them as the cross University.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627112052787992404noreply@blogger.com