MacArthur Blvd is associated with which block designation on the west side?

• A. 8000 W
• B. 7100 W
• C. 5900 W
• D. 4500 W

Answer: (C)

The ability to read Major Street Hundred Blocks is about knowing how the city’s grid is laid out: streets are positioned in a grid, and the block designation shows how far a street is from a central baseline, with west side labeled with a W and numbers that increase as you move farther west. When a street sits on the west side, its block number reflects that location west of the baseline.

For MacArthur Blvd on the west side, the standard mapping puts it at the 5900 W block. That number places MacArthur at a specific, known position west of the baseline, which is why it’s the best fit among the options. The other numbers would place the street at different points: 4500 W would be closer to the baseline, while 7100 W or 8000 W would be farther west than where MacArthur Blvd actually sits.