Monday, September 25, 2006

Stobie Pole Dawn

Despite evidence to the contrary provided by this photo, South Australia suffers a distinct lack of tall straight trees. This made it hard for laying out electricity and phone wires, as well as street lights. A bloke called Stobie designed a substitute made of steel and concrete. They now litter our skyscape, another of Adelaide's little idiosincracies.
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