[Vision2020] Back in the days when . . .

[Ron Force]

Hi Gary,

I looked at contemporary Main Street pictures in the UI's Ott collection.
My best guess is that the poles on the east side are newer (raw wood?).
Poles on both sides appear to have a painted or metal collar six feet high

The postcard that Tom posted corresponds to a photo in the Ott Collection
labeled "about 1900, before the street was paved in 1912." Modern luxuries,
eh?
Ron Force
Moscow Idaho USA


On Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 10:48 AM g crabtree <direoutcome at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the photo, Tom. Does anyone know why the utility poles on the
> east side of the street appear to be whitewashed starting about six feet up
> from the ground to the first cross arm and the poles on the west side do
> not?
>
> On Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 7:15 AM Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>
>> . . . guys would cruise Main Street, lookin’ for babes, . . . from
>> horseback.
>>
>>
>> http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Photos/Old_Moscow/Main_Street_Year_Unknown.jpg
>>
>> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>>
>> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
>> http://www.moscowcares.com/
>>
>> Tom Hansen
>> Moscow, Idaho
>>
>> “A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”
>> - Roy E. Stolworthy
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