DOWN on MAIN STREET

The principle Retail street in Nantucket is called Main Street. For some nostalgic reason it is paved with round stones. This makes it easier to perform maintenance to the various pipes and wires that run underneath. You pull out the stones, do the work, then replace the stones. These workmen are doing just that. Driving on this street is an experience. It makes you question whether you have springs and shock absorbers on your vehicle.

All the people in the know, try to avoid driving on Main for more than one block. There are other East-West streets that can be taken but it requires forethought. So if you have a street in your town to pave and you want to drive faster than 5 mph, pave it with stones that are at least flat on one side, like on the left side of the photo. Then again, if you have a lot of pedestrians buying from the local merchants, perhaps round topped uneven stones that make you slow down, are just the ticket.