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Somewhere in East Boston?
By ChrisInEastie
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 11:24am
Judging by the architecture of the house. Where exactly is beyond me.
Not Eastie
By Eastie4life
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 11:34am
It's got to be on the green line somewhere
Not all streetcar lines were connected to today's Green Line
By Ron Newman
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 11:49am
Doesn't have to be the Green Line
By ChrisInEastie
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 11:52am
They've used those types of streetcars in Eastie in the past. I'm sure they've used that type of architecture in other parts of the city as well though, so it's entirely possible that it isn't Eastie.
Yes
By cybah
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 1:51pm
Streetcars were everywhere.. it wasn't until the late 40s and 50s when many trolley routes were converted to trackless trolleys, and then buses.
I know there's a picture somewhere of all the lines prior to busitution, somewhere online. Too busy to search google to find it. But it does exist.
everywhere
By Steeve
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 2:32pm
Keyword is everywhere. Here's a map of the trolleys at the turn of the century.
How sad
By BostonDog
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 2:51pm
How many trillions of dollars would it cost to recreate that trolly system today?
(Answer: About the same amount as we've spent on meaningless middle east wars.)
Beacon Street, near Boston
By XC
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 4:11pm
Beacon Street, near Boston University
or the Mills section of Dorchester
P and East Broadway South
By sue
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 11:29am
P and East Broadway South Boston
Dudley and Greenville
By Capecoddah
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 11:54am
The building to the left is still there.
(No subject)
By kvn
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 12:49pm
[img]http://www.squaresandcorners.com/resources/train%2...
It's Not Unlike A Bus From My Childhood
By Elmer
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 1:07pm
[img]https://elmercatdotorg.files.wordpress.com/2015/08...
[sup] Our city had two, competing bus lines running on parallel streets![/sup]
Zoom and enhance
By anon
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 1:19pm
Front and side of trolley: http://s4.postimg.org/5cgldztrh/UPHAM5883.jpg
Looks like "UPHAM" and "5883" or maybe "5993"
Small buses
By SwirlyGrrl
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 1:53pm
If we can make them into big buses, then articulated buses, we can run them at 1/4 the frequency that we used to.
Everyone wins, right?
(this actually reminds me of Basel, where streetcars rule, drivers are guests, and small buses handle the hilly parts)
where streetcars rule,
By Scratchie
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 2:03pm
It's enough to make you despair of living, am I right?
Did I mention the bikes?
By SwirlyGrrl
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 2:10pm
Cyclists are everywhere, too. I loved seeing these 80 year olds crank it up the hill where I was staying.
It is also great fun to watch people in very high end Mercedes products wait patiently for the streetcars to load up and then move two blocks and repeat.
No despair, just inspiration.
It is also great fun to watch
By Scratchie
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 2:31pm
They've obviously lost their will to live.
The Answer
By Boston City Archives
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 4:20pm
Thanks for playing folks! This is the corner of Dudley and Burgess Streets in Dorchester. The date is June 20, 1933
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