I am still using clotheslines...we have two paralell lines and a drying area on the back wall of our house. Still follow most of the "rules" but I put shirts and t's on plastic hangers...it cuts down on ironing. We do have a dryer, but it is only used in the depths of winter. Power prices keep rising here and dryers are really expensive to run.
We had a traditional line when I was a kid...we called the poles props.