Philadelphia streetcar system, 1875 Size:18x24 This map was featured in

This map was featured in Atlas Obscura

This is the 1945 proposal put forth by a Massachusetts state commission put together to study the issue

and for providing poor service to black neighborhoods

the system gradually withered on the vine

Philadelphia streetcar system, 1875 Size:18x24 This map was featured inPhiladelphia is an old city with a long mass transit history, and it was a major port of entry for European immigrants throughout the 19th century. Due to industrialization and immigration, Philadelphia was undergoing explosive growth: between 1860 and 1880 the city gained 280,000 residents and was the second largest city in the country. In 1875, the city was planning to host the United States' first World's Fair in Fairmount Park. The streetcars here