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Honestly thinking about it now I took it's beauty for granted. To me it was just a normal feature of our town. Looking back it was an incredible feat of skill and an amazing work of art.
I honestly wish I had a picture.
I mean for better or for worse we “tune out” and normalize stuff through repeated exposure, I think it’s cool that you saw it enough for it to be a part of that process
If I were in your shoes I’d probably see this as bitter sweet because even though it’s gone you can now appreciate it once more
You should look up news stories about it getting hit. I bet photos exist of the accident, and before photos for reference