{"id":195844,"date":"2025-09-03T04:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T04:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/195844\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T04:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T04:00:16","slug":"old-wooden-railroad-tie-unearthed-in-echo-park-news-briefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/195844\/","title":{"rendered":"Old, wooden railroad tie unearthed in Echo Park? | News Briefs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Echo Park:<\/strong>\u00a0History fan\u00a0Alex Hanawalt submitted a photo of what looks like an old, wooden railroad tie that was unearthed during roadwork on Sunset Boulevard this week. Could it be part of an\u00a0old street car line<\/a>?\u00a0 “Always cool to be reminded of the history under our feet,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Silver Lake:<\/strong>\u00a0Reuben Cox, who runs Old Style Guitar Shop on Hoover Street, recalls how he invented a popular removable rubber mute for guitars \u2014 using a piece of plastic he found in a Home Depot toilet aisle.\u00a0L.A. Times<\/a><\/p>\n

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