Tuesday, November 13, 2007

St. Augustine, Florida

The town seems more European than Anerican, as its historic streets and structures have been protected from the destructive consequences of cars. In a museum, I did read about the electric streetcars that served the city until 1930, when their tracks were ripped out to make way for more cars, as occurred throughout the US at that time. But thank goodness this city didn't continue the process by widening its streets and tearing down historic structures or greenspace to make way for more parking spots.

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