Old 09-12-13, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by vol
Obtuse... Suggest the mods to delete the thread.
I disagree. It's an important historical display. And a fascinating window into that time and place. When Rick told Ilsa, "We'll always have Paris." in Casablanca, this is exactly what he was talking about.

I hope that people can keep it to history and avoid the politics of the situation. We all know they were bad. Duh. This exhibit is an eye on the people trying to survive back then.

What impressed me were the tandem taxis. And I noticed that because of their cooperation, Parisians had rubber for their tires. The dutch did not and rode on bare rims if they had to.

Gasoline was the hard to get commodity. The cars may have been on blocks in the garage for the duration. It's not shown.

vol, thanks for sharing it. It certainly was time when bicycles were taken seriouslay.
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