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Carmel-by-the-Sea Reluctantly Adopts Street Addresses After 110 Years

Driven by emergency response needs, Carmel-by-the-Sea reluctantly adopted street address numbers this summer, igniting concerns over its vanishing identity as a beachside village.

© Nic Coury for The New York Times

Residents of the small California coastal city of Carmel-by-the-Sea got by for more than a century without street addresses. Its City Council voted this year for a change.
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