Moving back to move forward? "Histovation"

Moving back to move forward - why do we kill great technologies instead of letting them live side by side with new ones? Consider the following: the 1947 PCC Electric Street Car was replaced nationwide in the USA with complex diesel busses that need constant repair (by design).  Proposal: Histovation=Innovation that looks backward to go forward....(stay tuned!)

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