http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2012/09/early-life-the-depression/ Frederik Pohl Wed, 22 May 2013 01:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2012/09/early-life-the-depression/#comment-91756 Stefan Jones Mon, 01 Oct 2012 03:07:27 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=5166#comment-91756 I grew up on Long Island and visited relatives in Manhattan countless times, but Brooklyn is essentially <I>Terra Incognita</I>. So these insights into its neighborhoods and features is interesting and informative. I grew up on Long Island and visited relatives in Manhattan countless times, but Brooklyn is essentially Terra Incognita. So these insights into its neighborhoods and features is interesting and informative.

]]> http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2012/09/early-life-the-depression/#comment-91755 SM Sun, 30 Sep 2012 16:22:45 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=5166#comment-91755 You were using voting machines in New York State back in 1932? Wow. Canada is still using good old reliable pencil and paper, but I can see how the sheer number of offices that Americans vote for makes a punch-card form convenient. You were using voting machines in New York State back in 1932? Wow. Canada is still using good old reliable pencil and paper, but I can see how the sheer number of offices that Americans vote for makes a punch-card form convenient.

]]> http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2012/09/early-life-the-depression/#comment-91754 Nestor Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:34:38 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=5166#comment-91754 Always interesting to read a slice of life from days gone by. Always interesting to read a slice of life from days gone by.

]]> http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2012/09/early-life-the-depression/#comment-91751 Joe from Brklyn Sat, 29 Sep 2012 12:54:34 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=5166#comment-91751 thanks for this one and for giving us all the house numbers. I remembering once looking your father up in an old 1930s Brooklyn telephone directory and finding another Fred Pohl in Brooklyn Heights -- a travel writer; no relation. thanks for this one and for giving us all the house numbers. I remembering once looking your father up in an old 1930s Brooklyn telephone directory and finding another Fred Pohl in Brooklyn Heights — a travel writer; no relation.

]]> http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2012/09/early-life-the-depression/#comment-91750 Neil in Chicago Sat, 29 Sep 2012 04:38:39 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=5166#comment-91750 The Interstate Highway system is one of the Twentieth Century's greatest monuments to Unintended Consequences. The overwhelming majority of the country now lives in suburbs. For most Americans, there's cars and malls. The Interstate Highway system is one of the Twentieth Century’s greatest monuments to Unintended Consequences.
The overwhelming majority of the country now lives in suburbs. For most Americans, there’s cars and malls.

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