> The system, which was located 4 to 6 feet below the city streets, was created and owned by private companies, to which the city paid rent and labor.
When did we collectively lose the idea that such a model is even possible?
The pneumatic tube mail system in New York City
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#12the first scene of Grim Fandango, that's where pneumatic tube mail brings me back to
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#13> The system, which was located 4 to 6 feet below the city streets, was created and owned by private companies, to which the city paid rent and labor. When did we collectively lose the idea that such a model is even possible?
More to the point, who owns them now and can we pull fibre through them?
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#14> The system, which was located 4 to 6 feet below the city streets, was created and owned by private companies, to which the city paid rent and labor. When did we collectively lose the idea that such a model is even possible?
I don’t understand it. What did the city rent? What was the profit sharing like? Did the private companies keep all the profits and the city footed the bill for maintenance, support and upkeep?
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#15There's also a part of NYC with pneumatic garbage collection
https://www.npr.org/2017/07/26/539304811/how-new-york-s-roos...
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#16> The system, which was located 4 to 6 feet below the city streets, was created and owned by private companies, to which the city paid rent and labor. When did we collectively lose the idea that such a model is even possible?
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#17I don’t understand how such a thing didn’t have constant blockages and what kind of nightmare it would be to dig up and unblock one of these in the middle of the city.
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#18That poor cat
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#19Watching my parents go through the drive in bank teller using pneumatic tubes to send items back and forth is such a fun cool memory I have from my childhood. In a funny way, it still feels way more “sci-fi future tech” than pressing a touch screen and wait 4 seconds for a change to happen… or not.
In the midwest it's still the reality, because in the winter it gets darn cold.
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#20Similar to the Alameda burrito tunnel that sends fresh Mission burritos to NYC: https://idlewords.com/2007/04/the_alameda_weehawken_burrito_...
You'd think they would have figured out a way to send pizza back the other way, given California's deficit.