Spying the older street peeking out from the curb

            Here and there sometimes a bit of the street surface under the current asphalt can be glimpsed, as in this small window to the 1920s or earlier around the cast-iron storm drain grate. The mellow color of the curb stones is a contrast to the usual poured edges of streets made of concrete, too. In the days when these stones and bricks were laid over the sand and gravel bed, there may have still been horses, wagons, and carriages making their distinctive sounds on the hard surface in all seasons and all kinds of weather. Gradually the horseless carriages (automobiles) began to outnumber the older transportation, though, and with it the economics of building and repairing streets changed to petroleum-based asphalt and tar.

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Taken in: United States / Michigan / Grand Rapids (show map)

Taken on: December 29, 2023

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Camera: Apple iPod touch, 37mm, ISO 50 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Apple iPod touch
Focal Length:	37mm
ISO:	50
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
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