Atlanta in 1960..........

[SouthernCaliforniaDesertDawg&Trojan]

first visited Atlanta in 1959......I remember the street cars (trolley buses) with the electric wires overhead that they operated on......Atlanta had the largest fleet of trolley buses in the United States up until 1952 when it was surpassed by Chicago.

Interesting pics, including of the Eternal Flame of the Confederacy.

http://atlurbanist.tumblr.com/post/40064571971/great-photos-of-atlanta-in-1960

About those trolley buses (from wikipedia) if any of you are old enough to remember them......

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Origins

As in many other cities, trolleybuses mostly took over [2] A second route opened in 1940. Conversions continued until closure of the last streetcar line, in 1949.

In 1950, 453 trolleybuses served 31 routes. Trolleybuses made up 70% of the fleet, but carried 80% of the transit system's riders.[1]
Operation, continued growth

The transit system was owned and operated by the [4]
Closure

In late 1962 Atlanta Transit decided to phase out all trolleybus service the next year, to avoid the expense of having to string new overhead wires when extending service to new areas.[

 

[Uncle Johns Dawg]

remember those trolley busses well. Used to ride them

in the 50s every time we went to Atlanta Cracker games and to stores up and down Peachtree. Great adventure for a young kid.

 

[Top Row Dawg]

That lamp post is where Soloman Luckie was killed by Sherman cannonball.

Here I am on my tours giving story. Can see the cannonball damage at base of lamp. Luckie Street named after him.
This post was edited on 3/13 2:03 PM by Top Row Dawg

 

[TEEDAWG]

I rode on the East Point line.**


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[conCOCKshon]

Re: I rode on the East Point line.**

Looks like Big Foot.

Cool pix.
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