This is our house in Lenhartsville, and I'm sure the purpose of this photo was to show the new pavement in front of it. Which undoubtedly led to a new porch for our house. And then a widening of the street.I'm not sure why the light pole in the background is still out in the street, while the one in the foreground is right smack in the middle of where the next segment of the pavement will go. Perhaps the line of light poles didn't run exactly parallel to the fronts of the houses on this street.
The most intriguing thing to me in this picture is the smudge pot in the street in the foreground. I remember those things. Little boys can't resist touching them, and the result was always yucky blackness all over one's hands, arms, and face; which usually meant an unplanned bath.
So tell me, just what the heck is the purpose of that smudge pot?
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The smudgepot was to warn of uneven walking or parking spot. I'm guessing that Met-Ed sent a crew around in a day or two to move both those poles, which were most likely put in when the street plan in Lenhartsville was not very exact. And paved with riverstone cobblestones !
Janet
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