By 1893, Allentown and Bethlehem had electric streetcar service. The Allentown and Bethlehem Rapid Transit Company had begun service along Hamilton and Linden Street on July 1, 1891. It was not long before the service was laying track into Catasauqua and doing a nice business. But then, in January 1893, Albert Johnson of Cleveland, a New York traction magnate, arrived. And nothing was the same.
A 6-foot-1, 200-pound bundle of energy in his 30s, Johnson arrived in town with a reputation. Along with his brother Tom, the progressive mayor of Cleveland, they made national headlines.
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29 сен 2024
