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Apr. 15th, 2013 04:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dolariWhy the history lesson? San Antonio had two Prue roads in the 70s and 80s, both on a straight line from each other.
In the 70s dad came to the corner of Babcock Road and Prue only to find a dirt trail in front of him. His 60s era map had the road marked as unimproved but connecting the two pieces. Confused both of us.
About ten years later I found a map from the 40s that showed the road going close to the second piece of Prue. I decide to hop on my bike and check it out.
What I found between the two pieces was a thinly forested wide path straight down a steep hill to the creek, and from there and even less forested path along a property line.
And a road geek was born.
I found an even earlier map from the 30s showing the road all the way through. My guess is that road was fine for foot and horse traffic, but once the automobile came song, the hill was too steep to climb (a modern 4x4 might be able to). Add to that a creek crossing that could sweep away a bus in a moments notice caused the road to disappear.
In the 70s dad came to the corner of Babcock Road and Prue only to find a dirt trail in front of him. His 60s era map had the road marked as unimproved but connecting the two pieces. Confused both of us.
About ten years later I found a map from the 40s that showed the road going close to the second piece of Prue. I decide to hop on my bike and check it out.
What I found between the two pieces was a thinly forested wide path straight down a steep hill to the creek, and from there and even less forested path along a property line.
And a road geek was born.
I found an even earlier map from the 30s showing the road all the way through. My guess is that road was fine for foot and horse traffic, but once the automobile came song, the hill was too steep to climb (a modern 4x4 might be able to). Add to that a creek crossing that could sweep away a bus in a moments notice caused the road to disappear.
