For today’s study of early roads, here’s a c. 1890s photo of Boston’s North Terminal train station.
This view features a wide variety of, mostly commercial, vehicles … including a “billboard” on wheels. Enjoy!
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December 20, 2013
at the train station
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December 19, 2013
Since we’re stuck in the middle of winter, here’s a photo of beach-goers and vacationers at Atlantic City, c. 1901.
It looks hot there, which may be just what we need in the middle of chilly December …
November 20, 2013
traffic
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You’ll definitely want to spend some time studying today’s fabulous old photo.
The first thing you’ll notice is New York City’s Flatiron Building, c. 1903, at the intersection of Broadway and Fifth Avenue. Then, as you look more closely, you’ll find pedestrians, streetcars (certainly not horse-drawn … perhaps electric? … but there are no wires to be seen), horse-drawn trucks, delivery vehicles, private coachman-driven vehicles, hansom cabs, and more. Enjoy!
September 27, 2013
This 1920 Dodge “promo” film was clearly meant to show how much the car could, um, withstand. But can you even imagine?!?
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September 24, 2013
This photo, c. 1903, of New York’s triangular Flatiron Building contains a plethora of pedestrians, streetcars, horse-drawn delivery wagons, and horse-drawn trucks, a few Hansom Cabs and other horse-drawn passenger vehicles, and even an early “horseless” carriage.
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The Slower Road 