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Wonderful overhead shot, reminds me of growing up in Vancouver with trolley buses.

Toronto used to have them, too, Saj. I used to ride the Rogers Rd. trolleybus to work. There was only one 90-degree turn on the route, and in winter when it turned that corner everyone grabbed something to hold onto because we knew there was a good chance of it fishtailing. .

Excellent urban fragment!

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Thanks, William.

You have made a great urban landscape form elements that usually spoil such shots. Well spotted and well executed, John. I hope you have a great weekend. All the best, Joe

Thanks, Joe, and a good weekend to you, too. I love these wires myself. They're like sculpture to my eyes. They also remind me of the Snowden Aviary, or at least my memories of it, which are from very long ago.

So many wires !!!

It's a tram intersection, Isabel. Tram intersections were the first of three inventions of Frank Sprague's that changed the course of urban development. They permitted the construction of tram networks which could move people more quickly, and therefore live farther away from the city centre. The other two inventions were his perfected electric elevator, which made very tall skyscrapers possible, and the multiple-unit train controller that made subways/metros/undergrounds a better investment. Sorry -- couldn't help myself. I think everyone should know about Frank Sprague. And as I mentioned to Joe, the wires remind me the Snowden Aviary at London Zoo, Walking down a streetcar route is like walking through a big sculpture to me.

A day I learn something is a good day for me, so thanks to let me know about Frank Sprague. I'll never look at wires the same way now, even if I don't live in cities and being a nature/sea person I don't feel comfortable in them, so I avoid. In the village no tramway but too many wires, electric, telephone...

I don't know why we don't bury power and telephone lines, here, Isabel, except that we're cheap and shortsighted. That way cities wouldn't be crippled by icestorms, for example.

An interesting urban scene with plenty of detail, John.

Thanks, George. It seems lately we've been pursuing different but complementary paths. You've been dealing with the development of the countryside and me with what replaced the countryside.

I really like the way you embrace the overhead wires and other things that photographers like me spend ages trying to avoid.............I suspect though that you may not have much choice in Toronto :-))

I think Toronto city council is worried that if they took down all the wires everything around them would then fall apart, Keith. Streets would collapse once the tension was removed from all their bracing, for example. Power lines would topple. And on and on.

That would make a great theme for a disaster movie John :-)))

Great idea, Keith. Let's work on a treatment. Certainly there are a lot of people in Canada who would pay to watch Toronto collapse into Lake Ontario. Working title: Hogtownihilation!!

Ha, ha............I've probably seen worse movies :-)))

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When you look at how they're held up, Fred, they're even more incredible.

The legacy of the tram, Fred.

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A retro version, too, Ulrich. Most North American cities with trams have upgraded their tram lines and simplified these networks.

fascinating!!!