Trolleys used to have more horses but less horsepower

Street car barns at Fields Corner. It has to be 1890's based upon the horse cars.

This is where the shopping center is now, between the station and Park Street.

Anthony knows the height, weight, sleeping habits and proclivities of every person in Dorchester that lived there between 1630 and 1920. I would say he is right here too.

... just before the feature race at Suffolk Downs

A couple of those horses sure have a lot of legs. That's necessary when you're pulling a trolley.

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- The year is about 1878. The open cars and everyone's clothes mean it's summer.

- This streetcar line would ultimately see its ridership drop drastically after rapid transit arrived in the neighborhood in the late 1920s. The modern MBTA bus route this line is descended from does not operate after 7:00PM or at all on Sundays.

- Streetcar service here ended on February 12, 1949. A special move the next day brought all the equipment (under their own power) across town to Everett Shops and other carhouses.

- This site remained a transit property (MTA bus garage) until 1962, when it was replaced by a strip mall. Approximately where those horses were standing in 1878, you'll likely find some teenagers standing in front of a McDonald's in 2018.

- Also across the street from the strip mall in 2018 is a streetcar reservation now used as a busway. Some pieces of rail even still poke out!

If you're not careful, you might just get kicked in the shins, or worse...