Monday, December 27, 2010

Streetcars, were good for more than just public transportation... did you know they were used to plow snow along their route?

read about plowing snow with street cars: http://cincystreetcar.wordpress.com/2009/01/

I like that many were made into little diners. See the inside of one at the Henry Ford museum https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckloHNIOl3NWFZu4HF6KiTG6OdaiDqMDk3KHdMVBlmchgr-9n_zy9HrkAQWsAh8guRKra2Iyrw_v7A7fBwLjixppnYXJM-7ZIJgJBx0mHz7pvtBKq1CAv9COHdPoF812wFobK9o1oETI/s1600/Henry%2520Ford%2520Diner%5B1%5D.jpg it is the nicest I've seen, most are far more simple and less ornamental
And in San Diego I found one diner street car, and two homes made from street cars http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/06/survivors-of-era-i-doubt-anyone-else.html