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Electric Rails, The Electric Street Cars in St. JosephEntry/Object ID
L9999.999.3483Description
Electric Rails, The Electric Street Cars in St. Joseph is an article in the St. Joseph Preservation, Inc. Newsletter, 1994, page 6. He briefly describes this rail system from horse-drawn carts on rails set in the dirt streets in 1866 to the 1887 Union Line, the first successful streetcar line in the country. The opportunities for growth and development of the City from Krug Park in the north, to Lake Contrary on the south, and 28th St on the east are identified. In 1932 the lines were converted to buses and coaches, the last rail car ran on January 23, 1938. The Car Barns and other supporting buildings along St. Joseph Avenue are detailed in the article. The author is the Historic Preservation Planner for the City of St. Joseph.
Also in this newsletter section are the winners of the 1993 Preservation Awards. 1994 Historic Homes Tour, National Trust Meeting in St. Louis and an article on Maintaining an Old House by Charles & Donnal Nill., owners of the Krug-Nill MansionLexicon
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David BergstonePlace Published
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St. JosephState/Province
MissouriDate Published
1994Call No.
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