This winter was tough on the asphalt in the area and there's a lot of potholes. A few blocks from my house there's an intersection where a large chunk of asphalt has broken up to reveal the cobblestone underneath.

I had known that the streets in the vicinity were originally cobblestone but I noticed something else this morning, - a rail from the old streetcar line.

What a shame. All the expense and drama that have gone along with creating and expanding our limited light rail system could have been avoided. Between having a bike and the trolleys, it would have been easy to get just about anywhere in Minneapolis/St. Paul and from Lake Minnetonka to White Bear.