I like watching these videos and compare them to now. I can see that our light rail uses some of the old tracks and routes. And if I'm not mistaken some of those tracks are still there or just buried under the asphalt.
I'm not from America, but what a deterioration if I now look at google maps in the same place at 0:44 and compare with streetview maps at: 39.288307, -76.643419 I can cry.
My Dad drove one back then . I remember streets that still had them before they tore um up . Buses took over but these were cleaner for the air than a bus .
I wasn't born yet but I heard they were very good times. People kept their doors open, teenagers weren't yet elevated to the point of ridiculousness and it was a more homogenous place, which meant safer and a sense of community.
This video is very special. Towards the end we see the streetcar #26, the Red Rocket, make it's way through Edgemere and Fort Howard towards Bay Shore Park - a Trolley Amusement Park that ceased operations in the 40s. The former amusement park is now the site of North Point State Park, many features (including the trolley station) are still there.
Baltimore was definitely so beautiful back then. There’s no denying the beauty of our city. But despite that ,I still wouldn’t want to live bk In those time. I grew up hearing nightmare stories of terror from my older relatives about not being able to walk two blocks over because they were of the Wrong “persuasion” And thats just the tip of the iceberg… It’s easy to look at old film of our beautiful city and daydreaming of “ the good ole days” But just remember for some , those times were FAR from “ the good ole days”
Nice video! Looks like Baltimore would have been a nice place to explore in that era - it was before I was born though. So, I got to get a glimpse of that time through this video!
I'd be surprised if all the photos of water were in Baltimore; maybe they included some nearby parts of Maryland. Interesting movies. Too bad they abandoned a lot of the public transit options.
Rockefeller wouldn't have made millions on petroleum if we didn't upgrade to gas powered buses. The history of city transportation is fabulous. They used to have a ferry that could get you to the Ocean - no traffic jams! Imagine what luxury that would be today.
Those "buses on rails" are called PCC cars. There is a fleet of them still active in San Francisco. Buses adopted that same design to a large degree. It was the art deco era.
Also, my Millennial friends, this is what a society looks.like where people get out and see other people, where they live in neighbourhoods and ride places and have jobs. Note the happy looks on a lot of their faces. They aren't confused.
General Motors and Firestone took down the street cars here in the 1950`s and replaced them with buses...we had dependable reliable public transportation everywhere in the us until then..in my town the buses suck..what about yours ?
It is far from 1920. The color, rather than black and white film footage, is a tip off that it's the 50s. I agree trolleys look like they have not had their exteriors maintained or cleaned in quite a long time.
@@chuckschafer6728 Can't be any more recent than 22 June 1947, when the section of route 1 over the Guilford Avenue elevated was discontinued and route 11 was converted to bus operation.
maybe because of similar statures nevertheless smaller American cities like Pittsburgh, Baltimore and even SLC fascinate me..diverse origins back then up against today's prescribed Corporaterias.. . . .
