#TBT: Here’s What Snow Removal Looked Like in the ’40s! [VIDEO]
In this very cool video from the Maine historical society, we can see what it was like to clean up the streets of Portland more than 70 years ago!
From cars pulling donuts in the snow to high-tech snow removal equipment, not much has changed here in Maine over the years!
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