royblakeley
royblakeley t1_ja4q6u8 wrote
Reply to comment by xenawarriorfrycook in When did they shut down the Art Museum step fountains? by Frummage
My guess is liability. With those steep drops, the didn't want kids swimming in them.
royblakeley t1_j5ncfvo wrote
Reply to comment by Unfamiliar_Word in Real-time countdown clocks coming to SEPTA subway platforms this spring by ModestAugustine
More than a decade. I remember them in London c. 1990, and NYC has had them at least twenty years.
royblakeley t1_jdph7fv wrote
Reply to Just found a tiny piece of history in an old family dresser.. Philadelphia Transit Company bus token. by hashtag_n0
Grandpa in 1962; #DAMMIT! I know I had a token on this dresser!"