But she was killed by a bird. @kate@shrike.club

#HISTORY THREAD: THE INTERURBAN

> It's all asphalt. I grew up in suburbs like this one, places so ordinary that ghosts don't even live there. Streets so normal, so full of TJ Maxx's and Starbucks, that they play this trick on you like nothing of any real importance could ever have happened there.
- Jon Bois, Rat Poison & Brandy

In the US, you get used to places that feel bereft of history. I found a rare exception in my neighborhood, and I'll cobble together a thread over a few days to share.