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If the streets get too bad, the city removes the cobblestones and paves the entire street. It saves the stones to repair other cobblestone streets.

When the damage gets too bad, the city patches the holes with asphalt.

Some of Seattle's cobblestone streets are in bad repair and can make for more than a bumpy ride.

Cobblestones were installed on some of Seattle's steepest streets to give horse teams better traction.

Dozens of cobblestone streets dot Seattle. This one is on East Boston in the Eastlake Neighborhood.

Why Seattle’s cobblestone streets won’t get upgraded anytime soon