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Forum: Living Car Free

01-22-14, 10:30 PM

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Check these amazing photos of street life before the automobile

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Posted By Dahon.Steve

An ordinary bicycle in the 1890's would cost...

An ordinary bicycle in the 1890's would cost between 100-150 dollars or about 6 months pay. That was alot of money at the time and it was less expensive to ride the trolleys costing 5 cents....

Forum: Living Car Free

01-22-14, 10:08 PM

Replies: 117

Check these amazing photos of street life before the automobile

Views: 7,360

Posted By Dahon.Steve

The reason you didn't see horse carriages is due...

The reason you didn't see horse carriages is due to the fact you needed a person to stay with the cart at all times. It wasn't like an automobile where one could just lock the door. In movies, you...

Forum: Living Car Free

12-22-13, 10:22 AM

Replies: 117

Check these amazing photos of street life before the automobile

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Posted By Dahon.Steve

+1 I look at those pictures and think...

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I look at those pictures and think of the beauty our cities would be if we just managed to keep it this way. With the advances in medicine and sanitation, average lifespans would...

Forum: Living Car Free

12-22-13, 08:29 AM

Replies: 117

Check these amazing photos of street life before the automobile

Views: 7,360

Posted By Dahon.Steve

The steam locomotives used to run down the middle...

The steam locomotives used to run down the middle of main streets all over the country. Only weatlhy cities like New York, Chicago and Newark were able to construct platforms or tunnels.

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