I must have been in shock. I recall seeing this photo several times but
not the real thing. Probably centrifugal force from the abnormally high
vehicle speed had thrown my gaze outboard in a rotary fashion as we
roundabouted the circle.
Chuck Norcutt
Moose wrote:
> Ken Norton wrote:
>>> "Rotary"? Is that what we call a roundabout, and what used to be known in
>>> the USA as a traffic circle?
>>>
>> Also known as "insurance claims".
>>
>
> I said "rotary", as that seems to be the developing consensus word in
> the US.
>
> Mexico has the prettiest name for them that I know of, glorietta. But
> they destroyed the prettiest ones in Mexico City to put in the system of
> Ejes, one way thoroughfares. :-(
>
> Traffic Circle is more what I grew up with. And I did indeed grow up
> with one, Marin Circle, three blocks from the house I grew up in:
>
> "Built in 1908, when Berkeley lobbied to be the State Capital, the Marin
> Circle Area was planned and built as the entrance to the proposed
> Capital building.
> With its surrounding balustrades, piers and 22 terra cotta pots, the
> Fountain Walk is one of Berkeley’s pedestrian avenues. "
> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/MPhotos/BayArea/MarinCircle/BFountain.htm>
>
> And it's a doozy, with nine streets converging, one a very tricky
> intersection. Just for fun, there's also a street that goes under it in
> a tunnel. Search Google maps for "The Cir, Berkeley, Alameda, California
> 94707"
>
> Chuck has been around it, but was apparently in shock at the time, so
> may not remember. :-)
> I can't remember if Mike and Marnie were driven by it.
>
> Moose
>
>
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