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Lost Railways of the Twin Cities (streets.mn)
submitted 6 months ago by MNByChoice@midwest.social to c/msp@midwest.social
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[–] argentcorvid@midwest.social 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Many state Departments of Transportation maintain maps of abandoned rail lines.

Minnesota

Iowa

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 2 points 6 months ago

That is really cool. And disappointing we no long have such cool infrastructure.

[–] cerement 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ghost Streets of Los Angeles – in both cases, relying on the palimpsests of another age revealing themselves through satellite imaging

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 1 points 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing. That author has a great style.

I have found it interesting that tornado paths can also show up that way. (All of the new buildings are decidedly from a different era than the remaining buildings.)