migueltejada wrote:buhgmlubbuh::
sorry, I just threw up a bit in my mouth after seeing these and realizing how moronic city leaders were to get rid of these things. All in favor of overthrowing the city government and bringing back the gulfstream streetcars!?
I would really recommend reading the book: Cash, Tokens, and Transfers: A History of Urban Mass Transit in North America by Brian J. Cudahy. This gives you a really good history on the origins of the streetcars and how sentiment and ridership changed over the years.
Toronto and other cities were smart to keep their old streetcar systems while others flocked to newer buses. But we made lots of mistakes in St. Louis, giving up streetcars was just one of many.
