Difference between revisions of "Talk:Pensacola streetcar system"
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Joe... you are the hero of my dreams of all of my life!!!!! THIS IS BEAUTIFUL AND HOLY!!!!!!!!!!! '''[[User:Dscosson|dscosson]]''' ··· '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' 09:31, 16 June 2008 (CDT) | Joe... you are the hero of my dreams of all of my life!!!!! THIS IS BEAUTIFUL AND HOLY!!!!!!!!!!! '''[[User:Dscosson|dscosson]]''' ··· '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' 09:31, 16 June 2008 (CDT) | ||
:Haha.... thanks? It's funny, I grew up on Strong Street near the Bayou and had no idea there used to be streetcar tracks there. (And a bridge, too!) --[[User:Admin|Admin]] 09:46, 16 June 2008 (CDT) | :Haha.... thanks? It's funny, I grew up on Strong Street near the Bayou and had no idea there used to be streetcar tracks there. (And a bridge, too!) --[[User:Admin|Admin]] 09:46, 16 June 2008 (CDT) | ||
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| + | Wow! All my info was basically amateur tracking done in my free time...this map sheds a LOT of light and answers so many questions. Shame the system wasn't in some way preserved, I'm a big believer in mass transit and New Urbanism- perhaps if it had remained viable then its continued growth might've spurred more organized development rather than the unfortunate sprawl seen today. | ||
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It's been awhile [4 years] since I researched and surveyed the old trolley lines, therefore I was unable to document a source. Zooming in on DeSoto and Gadsden on a Google Maps satellite image yields the visible ROW. -AirForceWeather
- That's awesome. Any help you could provide me in putting together a route map/overview would be amazing. dscosson ··· talk 09:28, 8 May 2008 (CDT)
- Mr. Appleyard shared with me some of his materials on railroads and streetcars. Among them was this map. --Admin 08:46, 16 June 2008 (CDT)
Joe... you are the hero of my dreams of all of my life!!!!! THIS IS BEAUTIFUL AND HOLY!!!!!!!!!!! dscosson ··· talk 09:31, 16 June 2008 (CDT)
- Haha.... thanks? It's funny, I grew up on Strong Street near the Bayou and had no idea there used to be streetcar tracks there. (And a bridge, too!) --Admin 09:46, 16 June 2008 (CDT)
Wow! All my info was basically amateur tracking done in my free time...this map sheds a LOT of light and answers so many questions. Shame the system wasn't in some way preserved, I'm a big believer in mass transit and New Urbanism- perhaps if it had remained viable then its continued growth might've spurred more organized development rather than the unfortunate sprawl seen today.
