Twin Ports by Trolley: The Streetcar Era in Duluth_Superior
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (914 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 081667308X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Interviews and newspaper features, “day-after reports” and management memos, stories told by employees and onlookers—all contribute to a rich evocation of a fascinating historical era. Then we ride the rails in a typical car, with a floor of varnished wood and seats of cushioned rattan, and a not-so-typical luxury car, outfitted to the nines with velvet curtains and a bar for lucrative “streetcar parties.” We experience the ride, whether buying a token or braving the smokers on the rear platform when boarding, and we learn the routes as the streetcars deliver, along with passengers, mail pouches and newspapers, dogs, and, in the case of the Park Point funeral car, corpses and mourners. The city, some twenty-five miles long yet only three miles wide in most places, has the tallest and steepest hills in Minnesota and a harbor separating it from its sister city, Superior, Wisconsin. The streetcars are long gone from Duluth and Superior, but remnants survive if one knows where to look—and this street-level exploration points the way.. Along the way we meet motormen and conductors (including twenty-one women who stepped in during World War I) and
Bill Hough said Twin Ports by Trolley is an excellent look at how medium-size city transit systems operated in. Twin Ports by Trolley is an excellent look at how medium-size city transit systems operated in the early "Twin Ports by Trolley is an excellent look at how medium-size city transit systems operated in" according to Bill Hough. Twin Ports by Trolley is an excellent look at how medium-size city transit systems operated in the early 20th Century. Author Aaron Issacs provides a thorough look at the Duluth/Superior streetcar system which included a downtown funicular. The book&rsq. 0th Century. Author Aaron Issacs provides a thorough look at the Duluth/Superior streetcar system which included a downtown funicular. The book&rsq. Wonderful local history Peter D. Blomquist Many wonderful pictures of both the Duluth and Superior trolleys. The narration explained each picture very well. A perfect coffee table book for people in the Twin Ports. Must have been a lot of work gathering all the pics.. Five Stars Barb Peterson The office will be using this frequently when putting together presentations with references to our history.
Twin Ports by Trolley shapes a wonderful narrative of the challenges and potential of that era through the lens of the trolley system that climbed the hills on the shores of the world’s greatest lake. "Duluth is blessed with the rich history of a town built on the northern frontier by the strength of American manufacturing, heavy industry, and shipping. I love reading about Duluth’s history, and this book is a real treat." —Don Ness, Mayor of Duluth