Retroit, thanks, that was very good.
The name of this thread was actually from a comment made by a fellow forumer at the DetroitYES Picnic. We were all crowded around one of Gnome's map from 1915, and one of the other forumers [[I think it may have been Gertrude) mentioned that it seemed like the automobile did more harm than good. I guess that that is debatable, and all blame really goes nowhere anyway.
I do think that cars must have been a relief for people to get out of the overcrowded Detroit of yesterday, and must have been great for animal rights. There is no doubt that Detroit was once a crowded, dirty, and dangerous industrial city, with the car being a improvement for daily life. However, it was an improvement with consequences, and I think maybe it's time to improve our society even more, beyond a car only culture into a culture with options; a safer, more social, more creative, more family oriented and physically fit culture. Americans deserve better than suburbia.
Correction; That was Gnome's map from 1915, Gistok was showing his great book on old theaters!
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