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Salt Lake
The only problem with Salt Lake City is that the Grid system does fall through in places largely because the highly unusual topography of the city forces some compromises to be made. 9th and 7th East (900 and 700 East) do a weird number at one point as does 21st South. Also there are a number of roads that wind through the city and can't be given a numerical appellation due to their inconsistencies: Foothill Blvd., Vine St., Van Winkle, etc. An interesting note about Salt Lake is that it's the only city I've ever seen where Main St. and State St. run parallel, versus intersecting in the center of town. Another note is that every once in a while they will name one of the numbered streets. 3rd South (300 South) is now Broadway, for example, though everyone still calls it 3rd South.
In parts of St. Louis, where I was born and raised, the streets bear the names of trees or what-have-you, but in alphabetical order, which is very helpful.
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