The Shed!! One of my very favorite places to eat in Santa Fe. And, Taco Sal's in Albuquerque!
I have to admit that the belts were the only thing that saved me in my first weeks in Pittsburgh. I lived 1/2 a block off of the blue belt, and I trusted that I could safely make my way around the city and back home as long as I had a vague idea where the blue belt could take me. Took me to the Target out at Homestead many times. Took me to the South Hills Village Mall (no, I'm not quite sure how), and a number of other places to which I've never returned.
Alas, now I've learned my way around and have moved, and I have no idea which belt I'm on. But I know a lot of ways to drive in a circle around Pittsburgh.
My favorite belt, however, is in Santa Fe.
Not originally designed for bypassing the major metropolitan area but because that's the way the cows liked to go.
when i was in high school i lived on fort huachuca, az. we were always told that this part southern az. was #3 on the big bomb list, because it was an intelligence base. so, i guess az is out too, right?
either that, or every kid who grew up on a military base was told they were going to die in a nuclear disaster for no real good reason.
I remember following the beltways on the maps as my parents drove around Pittsburgh in the early 1960's. I have lived in the midwest for quite a while, but with the possible exception of Boston, I think Pittsburgh holds the record for difficulty in navigation.
When I was in college in Indiana PA, there was a story that one of my professors while getting his PhD knew one commuting route to CMU. One day a street was temporarily closed for repairs, so he turned around and went home!
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