3320 - North Syracuse, New York, United States of America

North Syracuse is a village of about 6800 people in upstate New York. The first plank road in the United States was opened in North Syracuse in 1846. It was built to transport salt. The road was 26.55 km long and planked the entire length. Four tollgates were set up about 6.4 km apart. The company used the tolls to maintain the road, which, because of horse shoes, had a gang of men constantly repairing the road. The tolls was: 1 cent/per head of cattle, 5 cents for a single horse, and 25 cents for a horse and wagon. The road had a planked side and a dirt side. The planked side, planked with lumber that was 7.6 cm thick and 2.44 meters long. Loaded wagons had the right of way on the planked side. The dirt side was used for empty wagons, single horses, and for passing. Bicycles also used the planked side for racing on Sundays.

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3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2346 - Iwate, Iwate, Japan

Keita is a junior high science teacher in Iwate 岩手町. He sent me a photo of the Tokyo Sky Tower during a fireworks display. The Tokyo Sky Tower is a broadcasting and observation tower in Simide, a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis. It became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010. In 2011, when it was completed at a height of 634 meters, it became the tallest tower in the world, and the second tallest structure in the world, after Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE.

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