The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can place this scene involving a one-HP trolley. See it larger.
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I appreciate the joke, but
By DTP
Tue, 03/21/2017 - 11:52am
I appreciate the joke, but haven't we determined that the actual power of a horse is more than 1 HP? I believe I've read it can be up to 7.
Seriously
By CastleCreations...
Wed, 03/22/2017 - 11:08am
1 hp?
Look VERY CLOSELY at the picture. Someone not only want people to play they want them to Believe their reporting or play is cute.
I do think it was safer to ride or be around at that era !
So, parody on !
School and Washington, JP
By Jason
Tue, 03/21/2017 - 11:54am
Just outside of Egleston, which is pretty clear from all the writing on the trolley. Also, Richard Heath gives the answer in his long post on the trolley system: http://www.jphs.org/locales/2005/9/30/egleston-squ...
3602 Washington Street, nearer to Forest Hills
By MrZip
Tue, 03/21/2017 - 12:21pm
Building is still there (if I'm correct).
The Answer
By Boston City Archives
Tue, 03/21/2017 - 3:51pm
Thanks for playing, folks! This horsecar is on Washington Street at School Street. The date is circa 1886-1887
Which corner of Washington and School Streets?
By Ron Newman
Tue, 03/21/2017 - 5:12pm
The same Washington Street intersects at least two different School Streets, one in Jamaica Plain (mentioned by another commenter) and another in downtown Boston. I assume you mean the first one?
C'Mon Ron
By John Costello
Tue, 03/21/2017 - 8:51pm
Do you really think there has been a barn at the corner of Washington and School Streets downtown since anytime after 1712?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Corner_Bookstore
Besides, Washington Street downtown has never been that wide.
Theirs may have had less, but
By Turtlegeuse
Tue, 03/21/2017 - 4:23pm
Theirs may have had less, but ours have fewer. Tote: exactly even.
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