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As we start the new year, I thought this little timepiece might
give us perspective.
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From: The Sun, Baltimore, Tuesday Morning, September 22, 1959:
"Would Prefer More Trees"
"I got up very early this morning and it was clear--there was no
haze at all," he said.
"Of all the cities I have seen in the United States, this is the
most beautiful city."
Then, after a pause, he added, thoughtfully:
"But I would prefer more trees."
One of the State Department's Russian-speaking officials who
rushed up about that time explained to him that San Francisco has
lots of trees in the suburbs.
"But I want them right here in town," said Khrushchev.
Walking on down California street, the Premier suddenly noticed
that he had started to go downhill very steeply.
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That's all I have! If the article continued on another page, I
do not know. But it seems that not everything has changed in 39
years. I often wonder how American cities got to look like
this... the lack of trees and all. Sometimes I think it must
have been when plumbing and electric wires gained prominence.
Older people in Baltimore tell of a time when "they" cut down
every tree on a (given) street and concreted the pits. It must
have happened.
Last summer, we jack hammered 3 pits beside an old Methodist
Church and planted them with trees. When we were done, a little
old lady came up and said "I remember when there were 3 trees in
those exact places." She went home and brought back an old
photograph of the church, and sure enough, there were 3 large
trees in the same locations we had just planted. Go figure.
It's a shame, that lady disappeared (with her photograph) before
I could find out who she was...
Happy New Year,
-=G=-
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