I just read this delightful book. I think everyone in the city should. The contrast between then and now in just over 100 years is very entertaining. Too high and too steep was just a challenge to be met by those that carved (literally) the city from the landscape. These days it’s what the naysayers think their opponents are and how they categorize the price tag of any project.
Did they ever think they’d run out of fish or trees? No way. Did they give a ratzazz about indigenous people or low income housing…HAH! But the spirit they did have to pursue the vision of their time is inspiring. And looking at the city that has solidified at least until liquefaction is staggering. I’m not sure there’s a damn thing we could take from this history to help guide us today but I just like being a little more aware of how things were before and some of the stories of how we got where we are now.
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