Looks like Route 23 on Germantown, and Route 56 on Erie. I remember seeing the Route 23 trolley downtown by Market St. and down toward the theater district, ...and for that matter, I think I remember seeing Route 50 by Independence Hall.
Riding the Rt. 56 you truly saw a contrast, it ran almost the entire width of North Philly, then where Erie avenue becomes Torresdale at the El, the line then veers North East on Torresdale, and terminated at a loop near Torresdale and Cottman in Tacony. The line stretched from Nicetown in N. Philadelphia, crossed both Broad Street and Germantown avenue, it provided a connection to the subway. The Torresdale stretch of the line was removed in 2004, parts of the line still remain west of Broad.
i be around broad and erie everyday. no trolleys run there anymore, not since the '90s. and i definitely weren't alive when these kinda trolleys were around. by the way, hoteldennis, you don't gotta apologize, poor quality can be better sometimes with some things
Excellent video. Even though I grew up in Boston, the similarities are amazing. Frankford Terminal in the 70s could have been Forest hills in Boston in the 70s, though not today!
Looks like Route 23 on Germantown, and Route 56 on Erie. I remember seeing the Route 23 trolley downtown by Market St. and down toward the theater district, ...and for that matter, I think I remember seeing Route 50 by Independence Hall.
Tubes12AX7k 1 month ago
Riding the Rt. 56 you truly saw a contrast, it ran almost the entire width of North Philly, then where Erie avenue becomes Torresdale at the El, the line then veers North East on Torresdale, and terminated at a loop near Torresdale and Cottman in Tacony. The line stretched from Nicetown in N. Philadelphia, crossed both Broad Street and Germantown avenue, it provided a connection to the subway. The Torresdale stretch of the line was removed in 2004, parts of the line still remain west of Broad.
italobambino43 2 months ago
Good Stuff Hotel Dennis brings back good memories
2READYCRETE 4 months ago
i be around broad and erie everyday. no trolleys run there anymore, not since the '90s. and i definitely weren't alive when these kinda trolleys were around. by the way, hoteldennis, you don't gotta apologize, poor quality can be better sometimes with some things
riddick3476 6 months ago
Excellent video. Even though I grew up in Boston, the similarities are amazing. Frankford Terminal in the 70s could have been Forest hills in Boston in the 70s, though not today!
MaBooTA37 6 months ago
Damn Broad and Erie.. I might be in this as a kid I caught the 53 and 56
ac0catenary 1 year ago