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