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[-] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Let's be honest. Early 20th century city planning was the best both in walkability and aesthetics

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

To be fair, we don't remember what it smelled like. I'm sure a pile of horse manure on a hot summer day wasn't too pleasant.

[-] Adori@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

I think he's talking bout when they used trolleys for transport

[-] Rhaedas@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

It's really surprising how many cities, even small ones, had some type of trolley system in place that got overrun by the automotive movement. And now can't figure out how to insert a good mass transit system into one that's made for cars.

Also, a song that came to mind in seeing this image is Dire Straits' "Telegraph Road".

[-] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Do you know about National City Lines? It was a front company run by GM. They bought streetcar companies around America and dismantled them systematically.

[-] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I was talking about the city planning, not about the actual city

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