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Originally Posted by Big Dave
The Spanish missionaries referred to the San Fernando Valley as the "Valley of Smoke."
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Close--the missionaries named the area after Saint Ferdinand (III of Castile); the Native Americans had called the area "valley of smoke" for reasons at which we can only guess.
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Originally Posted by Big Dave
What do you suppose that air quality was in NYC in Washington's day? Horse manure in summer and wood smoke in the winter. What of Boston in Lincoln's day? Horse manure, woodsmoke, and coal smoke.
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Arguing that poor air quality in the past is a reason to accept lower standards today is not the direction I would take here.... The lack of any concrete data for comparison beyond guessing is just the first of its problems.