<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">On Sun, 29 Mar 2020 at 21:16, Kevin Kenny <<a href="mailto:kevin.b.kenny@gmail.com">kevin.b.kenny@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">So is the key difference between a town square and a village green(*)<br>
the fact that the square is usually paved?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I think it would be rare for a grassed area to be called a town square.  And</div><div>very rare for a paved area to be called a village green.  In the end, though,</div><div>it's down to how the locals think of it and what they use it for: not all</div><div>paved, pedestrian areas are town squares.  Some are market places.</div><div>Some are wide roads that have been pedestrianized and function more</div><div>as very wide footpaths.</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
For instance, is<br>
<a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/46/ac/ae/46acaefc5e243415deb7badb29b4113b.jpg" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://i.pinimg.com/originals/46/ac/ae/46acaefc5e243415deb7badb29b4113b.jpg</a><br>
a square ? What about<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Square,_Manhattan#/media/File:1_new_york_city_union_square_2010.JPG" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Square,_Manhattan#/media/File:1_new_york_city_union_square_2010.JPG</a><br>
?  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Circle#/media/File:ColumbusCirclefromTimeWarnerCenterNYC20050807.jpg" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Circle#/media/File:ColumbusCirclefromTimeWarnerCenterNYC20050807.jpg</a><br>
?<br>
</blockquote><div><br></div><div>They all look like they could be town squares.  Whether or not they're used</div><div>that way is another matter.</div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">-- <br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Paul</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div></div>