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Utilizing narrative, maps, and many previously unpublished photographs, author Mike Bergman offers a detailed jaunt through Seattle’s fascinating streetcar era.

Table of Contents
Foreword

CHAPTER 1 Streetcars for Profit: Privately Owned Street Railways

CHAPTER 2 Streetcars for the People: Municipal Ownership

CHAPTER 3 The 1920's: Bought But Not Paid For

CHAPTER 4 The Great Depression: Struggle for Survival

CHAPTER 5 The Great Conversion

CHAPTER 6 A Tour of Seattle Streetcar Routes

APPENDIX A: Seattle Municipal Street Railway Fleet Lists Fleet Lists

APPENDIX B: Seattle Municipal Street Railway Service Levels, April 1939

APPENDIX C: Annual Seattle Municipal Street Railway and Seattle Transit System Ridership, 1919-1941

Sources

Recommended Further Reading

Acknowledgements

Index

About the Author

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      Publisher: Washington State University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/18/2021 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780874224078, 978-0874224078
      ISBN10: 0874224071

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Utilizing narrative, maps, and many previously unpublished photographs, author Mike Bergman offers a detailed jaunt through Seattle’s fascinating streetcar era.

      Table of Contents
      Foreword

      CHAPTER 1 Streetcars for Profit: Privately Owned Street Railways

      CHAPTER 2 Streetcars for the People: Municipal Ownership

      CHAPTER 3 The 1920's: Bought But Not Paid For

      CHAPTER 4 The Great Depression: Struggle for Survival

      CHAPTER 5 The Great Conversion

      CHAPTER 6 A Tour of Seattle Streetcar Routes

      APPENDIX A: Seattle Municipal Street Railway Fleet Lists Fleet Lists

      APPENDIX B: Seattle Municipal Street Railway Service Levels, April 1939

      APPENDIX C: Annual Seattle Municipal Street Railway and Seattle Transit System Ridership, 1919-1941

      Sources

      Recommended Further Reading

      Acknowledgements

      Index

      About the Author

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