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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'> <BR> <BR>Perhaps also the eye of the beholder. How does this overhead wire compare with inhaling diesel exhaust, or a 6-8 lane expressway plowed thru a city?? Others have posted city street views from a century ago, and they look a lot more civilized than a current day picture of auto clogged downtown streets. Or compare a pastoral view prior to replacement by shopping mall?? Yes, there are a multitude of tradeoffs.<BR> <BR> <BR><br> <BR><div>> From: trams2@comcast.net<br>> To: pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org<br>> Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 07:41:34 -0500<br>> Subject: Re: [PRCo] visual pollution or work of art<br>> <br>> It's part of what makes a city a city. You can't please everyone. But if<br>> you're going to provide the necessities, there always are tradeoffs.<br>> <br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounces@mailman.dementix.org<br>> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounces@mailman.dementix.org] On Behalf Of DF<br>> Cramer<br>> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 6:45 AM<br>> To: pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org<br>> Subject: [PRCo] visual pollution or work of art<br>> <br>> Not Pennsylvania-----but some of us consider wire work an integral part of<br>> the electric transit experience and some do not. You decide----I think the<br>> photographer was leaning towards art.<br>> http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Muni-trolley-wire-visual-pollution-ele<br>> ctrifies-5056671.php<br>> <br>> Dennis F. Cramer <br>> http://home.windstream.net/dfc1/                                            <br>> <br>> <br>> -------------- next part --------------<br>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>> URL:<br>> http://mailman.dementix.org/pipermail/pittsburgh-railways/attachments/201312<br>> 13/9b4ac8ba/attachment.html <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Pittsburgh-railways mailing list<br>> Pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org<br>> https://mailman.dementix.org/mailman/listinfo/pittsburgh-railways<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Pittsburgh-railways mailing list<br>> Pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org<br>> https://mailman.dementix.org/mailman/listinfo/pittsburgh-railways<br></div>                                            </div>
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