Subway, Elevated, Trolley & Traction Lines photos

[healey36]

They could have used that in Buffalo this past weekend.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[healey36]

African-American trolley conductors, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1940:



Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Neat photo. Like that diversity in ties that were worn.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[healey36]

A photo of the 400 block of East Baltimore Street and the old Lubins Theater, c.1910:



The 400 block is a bit seedier today, lol.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

A photo of the 400 block of East Baltimore Street and the old Lubins Theater, c.1910:

Counting 4 trolleys there.....what inner city transport used to be.

[J. S. Bach]

A photo of the 400 block of East Baltimore Street and the old Lubins Theater, c.1910:



The 400 block is a bit seedier today, lol.

The Gayety is still around; or at least the building is as an adult bookstore.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

The Gayety is still around; or at least the building is as an adult bookstore.

Road trip!

[J. S. Bach]

The Gayety is still around; or at least the building is as an adult bookstore.

Road trip!

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https://duckduckgo.com/?q=gayety+theate ... &ia=images

[Rufus T. Firefly]

The Gayety is still around; or at least the building is as an adult bookstore.

Road trip!

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https://duckduckgo.com/?q=gayety+theate ... &ia=images

There you go,

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[healey36]

"The Block" was a pretty interesting place at one time. I recall it was pretty standard fare around here to close out a bachelor-party evening of hooting and hollering with an hour or two on Baltimore Street. I haven't been there since the late-1970s or early-1980s, but I can tell you it was a bit more gracious than it appears to be today. Back then it was heavily patrolled by BPD, which tamped down the muggings and harassment; today, if you look an easy mark, you'll likely get your head stoved in or worse.