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1 online resource (364 pages)
ISBN:
9780816654109
Content:
The recent development of light rail transit in the Twin Cities has been an undeniable success. Plans for additional lines progress, and our ways of shopping, dining, and commuting are changing dramatically. As we embrace riding the new Hiawatha light rail line, an older era comes to mindÑthe age when everyone rode the more than 500 miles of track that crisscrossed the Twin Cities. In Twin Cities by Trolley, John Diers and Aaron Isaacs offer a rolling snapshot of Minneapolis and St. Paul from the 1880s to the 1950s, when the streetcar system shaped the growth and character of the entire metropolitan area. More than 400 photographs and 70 maps let the reader follow the tracks from Stillwater to University Avenue to Lake Minnetonka, through Uptown to downtown Minneapolis. The illustrations show nearly every neighborhood in Minneapolis and St. Paul as it was during the streetcar era. At its peak in the 1920s and early 1930s, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company (TCRT) operated over 900 streetcars, owned 523 miles of track, and carried more than 200 million passengers annually. Recounting the rise and fall of the TCRT, Twin Cities by Trolley explores the history, organization, and operations of the streetcar system, including life as a streetcar operator and the technology, design, and construction of the cars. Inspiring fond memories for anyone who grew up in the Twin Cities, Twin Cities by Trolley leads readers on a fascinating and enlightening tour of this bygone era in the neighborhood and the city they call home.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Glossary of Streetcar Terms -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W -- Introduction -- 1. From Horsepower to Electric Power: The Early Years -- 2. More Tracks to More Places: Growing the System -- 3. Trolleys to the Country: Lake Minnetonka and Stillwater -- 4. From Profit to Penury: The Trolley Vanishes -- 5. Made in Minnesota: The "Tom Lowrys" -- 6. Service, Courtesy, Safety: Working for the Company -- 7. Trolleys in Your Neighborhood: Everywhere by Streetcar -- Intercity Lines -- Como-Harriet-Hopkins and Oak-Harriet -- Selby-Lake -- St. Paul-Minneapolis (Interurban) -- Minneapolis Lines -- Bryn Mawr -- Glenwood -- 6th Ave. N. -- Plymouth -- Broadway -- Robbinsdale -- Penn and Emerson-Fremont -- Washington Ave. N. -- 2nd St. N.E. -- Monroe -- Central -- Johnson -- Northwest Terminal -- Franklin-11th -- E. 25th St. -- Minnehaha Falls-Ft. Snelling -- Cedar-28th Ave. S.-34th Ave. S. -- Bloomington -- Chicago -- 4th Ave. S. -- Nicollet -- Grand -- Bryant -- St. Louis Park -- Kenwood -- St. Paul Lines -- West 7th St. -- Randolph -- St. Clair -- Grand -- Rondo -- Hamline -- Snelling -- Dale -- Western -- Rice -- Jackson -- Mississippi -- Payne -- Forest-Phalen Park -- Hazel Park-Mahtomedi -- Hope -- Maria -- So. St. Paul -- S. Robert -- Stryker -- Cherokee Hts. -- Epilogue: Conspiracy Theories -- Appendixes -- A. Twin City Rapid Transit Ridership Totals -- B. Lake Minnetonka Rail Operations -- C. Stillwater Rail Operations -- D. Twin City Rapid Transit Company Subsidiaries -- E. Stand-alone Bus Routes -- F. Bus Conversion Dates -- G. Roster of Passenger Cars Built at 31st Street and Snelling Shops, 1898-1927 -- H. Twin City Rapid Transit Work Equipment -- I. Twin City Rapid Transit Shops and Carhouses, 1872-1954.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780816643585
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780816643585
Additional Edition:
Print version Twin Cities by Trolley : The Streetcar Era in Minneapolis and St. Paul
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English
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