Follow the Streetcars

[Suburban Lou]

These photos are Streets & Streetcars of St. Louis by Andrew D. Young and showcase the final years of the streetcar in St. Louis.



More Photos will be added later on.



Grand and Olive 1960



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Manchester and Sarah 1949





Olive Downtwon 1966



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Meramec 1959



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12th and Market 1951



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Jefferson and Market 1958



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Labadie and Sarah 1946





12th(Tucker) and Washington 1951



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Grand Midtown 1959





Grand and Shenandoah 1959





Gas Light Square 1966





Jefferson and Potomic 1958





Park ave 1951





South Grand at Reservoir Park 1959





Union Blvd. from Congress Hotel 1964





Union and Pershing 1964



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Chippewa at Texas 1959





Chouteau at 18th 1951





Easton (Now Dr. Martin Luther King dr.) at Hamilton 1963





Easton at Sarah 1963



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Jefferson and Broadway 1956

[JivecitySTL]

Even though I'm Jewish, PRAISE JESUS!

[MattnSTL]

They just keep getting better.

[mcarril]

Anyone know where you can find a map of the old streetcar lines?

[courtland]

this is freaking fantastic. the best photos I ever saw on the internet.

THANK YOU!

[Suburban Lou]

Grand and Palm 1958



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Grand and Hebert 1958



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Jefferson and Hebert 1958



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Jefferson and St. Louis 1958



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Jefferson and Thomas 1958 aPruit Igoe on left





Jefferson and Pine 1958



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Olive and Taylor 1964



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Olive and Walton 1964



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Euclid and Mcpherson 1964





4th and Pine 1964



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More still on the way

[10-intuition]

man, looking at those pics, makes me wish there were streetcars still on the roads here.



San Fran and Toronto still both use them and I got to those citys regularly to visit family and friends as well as take mass transit.

[brickandmortar]

I don't want to be greedy, but keep 'em coming CityLover. Those are great pictures!

[southslider]

For a streetcar map circa 1942, go to Google, and complete an image source for: "stlg1942"



Unfortunately, the page were the image is supposed to be is no longer available.

[ArchMadness]

cool ass thread

[citygirl]

This is treat & a real pleasure...especially the shot of Easton Ave in Wellston. I can't tell you how much I enjoy these old photos. A glimpse of what St. Louis was like in the 50's when my parents were young. Awesome!

[Expat]

I hope everyone has taken a good look at these pics. They are amazing. I want to have my mom & dad look at these pics with me and get their personal recollections. It blows my mind that my parents and grandparents took this for granted back in those days. To meet them now, you would never know they were such urbanistas - LOL. I took special notice of the Jefferson & Market area pics, since it has all been destroyed - we have lost so much. But at the same time, I noticed many areas around the city that are nearly intact. In fact, Grand near the Fox is amazingly intact. With some black and white film, some ladies in scarves, and a streetcar, you could almost recreate the scene. We need to get that scene back - and it can be done.

[STLgasm]

I own this book and it makes me cry. Just looking at the urban fabric that's been lost- some pics are not even recognizable. The views of Kingshighway and Delmar are enough to make you sick, not to mention countless neighborhoods on the North Side and Midtown.



Bring back the streetcars and restore the dignity and pedestrian activity to our city!

[Expat]

What is the name of this book? Think I can get it on Amazon?

[urbanstlouis]

What is the name of this book? Think I can get it on Amazon?

Yes, you can get it through Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0964727935/sailoumisstlou/002-4069233-3232004



Streets and Streetcars of St. Louis: A Sentimental Journey (Paperback)

by Andrew D. Young