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MisterMcFlyXXVI OP t1_ixdcjih wrote

Reply to comment by whaletacochamp in Old 1884 illustrative map of Montpelier. Source: Library of Congress by MisterMcFlyXXVI

This map was 140 years ago. So many cities look entirely different than they did then. Though I grew up in Vermont I lived the last 9 years in Richmond Virginia which is virtually unrecognizable compared to 1884.

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whaletacochamp t1_ixdgv4a wrote

Fair point. But with a rural city like Montpelier I don’t expect the large changes that many other large cities would see. Even a lot of old northeast cities like Boston and Montreal have sections that are largely unchanged minus what’s been added around it.

Montpelier is also a city that is very much built around its natural landmarks. So things tend to stay where they are because there’s no better place for them.

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