-=> Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 05-13-19  07:15 <=-

 > (maybe still does) an underlay of the original brick road, with the
 > trolley tracks that ran in the middle... I'm pretty sure they've taken
 > out the tracks now... it's all paved over with asphalt anyway....
 JM> We have only one section of trolley track left, which runs under a
 JM> viaduct (underpass for the CSX mainline).  
 JM> I don't know if more remain or not.  The powers that be started
 JM> asphalting streets in the '50s.
 JM> Another great thing about brick streets is road repair.  If done
 JM> right the bricks are taken up, whatever underneath is repaired, the
 JM> bricks put back and you can't tell the street had been dug up.
 JM> Too often asphalt is just put there.  

People just don't appreciate the benefits of some older things...
 
 > while to join up if you haven't already...  Some years I've paid for my
 > membership just in the maps and trip routing... 

 JM> I figure when I stop a motel if Mapquest or Google doesn't have a
 JM> short cut listed the people there will know the city streets.
 JM> If nothing else the above will be more detailed due to my position.

Possibly... hope that does work out... 

ttyl        neb

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