The cobblestone workers do more than just cobblestones. They are part of a unit that inspects and maintains sidewalks, including installing pedestrian ramps at curbs to improve access. Most curbs are ...

City DOT has only six bricklayers working on cobblestone streets, stone curbs and brick sidewalks. The Times said the process is this: concrete base; on top of that a mixture of sand and cement; then ...

Germany’s big cities, Berlin, Munich, and Hamburg, get all the attention, but the country’s true magic often hides in its ...

The city’s cobblestone streets are a case in point. Worcester once had dozens, if not hundreds, of these streets dating back to at least the early 20th century. Most have disappeared, paved over or ...

If you peek behind Hoboken’s commercial thoroughfare, you’ll find a cobblestone street that feels lost in time, perhaps because it is. Court Street, which runs parallel to Washington Street, one block ...