European towns and cities have a history that spans millenniums

American architecture is much more recent

anything more than 100 years old in America is considered historic

in many towns there was no planning control before the 20th century

hence the wide range of architectural styles in well preserved streets

there is however one aspect of American historical buildings that really bothers me

the plethora of overhead wires, cables, transformers and poles is ugly beyond words

some might argue that its just a legacy from the past

perhaps even claiming the wires themselves are historic 

for me they are a real eyesore that remains only for economic reasons

granted its more expensive to bury power lines underground

but they are less vulnerable to weather events when buried

and removing them will reveal the true beauty of 19th and 20th Century America

with all the time and money being put into restoring old buildings

somebody should take the initiative in modernizing the local infrastructure

just my $0.02 worth