We have a bit of a similar situation in Iran. People use landmarks and famous places (e.g. factories, bridges, ...) to give addresses. I remember 20-30 years ago we also had to draw a little sketch for the person to find the address. Now every house has a unique postal code, but you can still see things like: second alley next to the school, first dead end, 100 meters after the X junction even in the official postal addresses. You also see a couple of street and alley names appearing in one single address. It's like trying to help people navigate through a certain direction.
I was shocked how short the addresses are when I moved to Europe :)
I was shocked how short the addresses are when I moved to Europe :)