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[–] Archaeopteryx@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. On my phone it looks also more like water than just a wet road.

... but also I presume road building techniques have come a long way in the last 100 years.

That's what I find so fascinating about old photos. You can see how quickly technology has developed in 100 years. And the development is progressing faster and faster every year.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Speaking of technological progress, are those power lines strung around in the photo? I bet those are all underground now!

[–] Archaeopteryx@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

On the right side there are power lines but I am not sure if the thin cables on the left are power lines. They are very thin. Maybe phone lines or telegraph cables.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 months ago

Ah that would make sense too. Either way, you don't see that anymore in a central city area. All the cables these days are underground.