To: Afterguard
Could have been pollution. They still heated with coal in those days, I think.
6 posted on
02/16/2020 2:51:27 PM PST by
rlmorel
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To: rlmorel
Indeed. Coal was used for almost everything except cars. And they had no emission rules. So yeah, air quality was poor in most urban environments back then.
9 posted on
02/16/2020 3:12:23 PM PST by
NRx
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