Old 1884 illustrative map of Montpelier. Source: Library of CongressSubmitted by MisterMcFlyXXVI t3_z1s6tb in vermont
whaletacochamp t1_ixd5exu wrote
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It’s almost like it’s the same town with most of the same buildings!
Not to be an ass…but…how would the layout be any different now?
MisterMcFlyXXVI OP t1_ixdcjih wrote
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.
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.
VanBanSargent t1_ixftqv3 wrote
I grew up in Richmond , Va and now live in Vermont ! Fun times ..
MisterMcFlyXXVI OP t1_ixg4a63 wrote
No kidding! Funny how life works that way 😂
Loudergood t1_ixdrqli wrote
Not for lack of trying by the river..
Hell_Camino t1_ixep4yo wrote
I live in Montpelier in a neighborhood off Terrace Street (upper left corner of the map) that was developed in the 50s and 60s. It’s not even on the map as anything other than woods.
And the tower of Hubbard Park isn’t on the map; which is a local landmark.
So, lots of changes are possible over that time.
mountainofclay t1_ixey075 wrote
There is a tower farther back though. I wonder what that was?
Hell_Camino t1_ixfahi1 wrote
Perhaps that was a predecessor to the current tower
mountainofclay t1_ixid1e0 wrote
Do you think the tower in the map is the same location as the current tower or is it farther back?
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