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Starting with the first horse-drawn trolleys introduced by the San Diego Streetcar Company in 1886, San Diego's history included the growth and decline of several trolley systems. After electricity arrived, San Diego was the site of early experimentation for electric trolleys on the West Coast and home to a short-lived cable car system. In the 1890s, sugar baron John D. Spreckels purchased these failed lines and consolidated them into the San Diego Electric Railway. This railway expanded rapidly, leading to the development of new trolley suburbs at the turn of the century, including North Park, Normal Heights, and Mission Beach. Ridership waned with the Depression and the introduction of autobuses, and though it temporarily rose during the war years, this decline led to the dismantling of the trolley system in April 1949.

Author Biography:

Douglas W. Mengers is a San Diego-based historian and archaeologist specializing in historical archaeology, the history of infrastructure and population growth of Southern California, and the history of the San Diego trolley suburbs. The images for this volume, many never before published, were provided by the San Diego Electric Railway Association, the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, the San Diego History Center, and the Coronado Historical Society.
Release date Australia
September 4th, 2017
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
212 illustrations
Dimensions
160x231x10
ISBN-13
9781467126649
Product ID
26807521

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