With London and Paris serving as models, Washington laid 400,000 square yards of asphalt paving by 1882; it became the model for Buffalo, Philadelphia and elsewhere.
wɪð lˈʌndən ænd pˈæɹɪs sˈɜːvɪŋ æz mˈɑːdəlz, wˈɑːʃɪŋtən lˈeɪd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ skwˈɛɹ jˈɑːɹdz ʌv ˈæsfɔlt pˈeɪvɪŋ baɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː; ɪt bɪkˌeɪm ðə mˈɑːdəl fɔːɹ bˈʌfəlˌoʊ, fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə ænd ˈɛlswɛɹ.