Lake Shore Electric Railway (OH) (Images of Rail)
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (803 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738561231 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Working with the Lorain Street Railway, a nonprofit, educational organization attempting to bring street cars back to Lorain, the three authors have agreed to donate the proceeds of the book to the restoration of Lake Shore Electric Car No. The fading photos take readers back to a time when a quarter paid for grocery deliveries to the neighborhood railway stations and the tradition of "Sunday-ing" was a matter of course. Something like 5,100 people from one organization in Cleveland chartered Lake Shore Electric cars to go out to beach park for a Saturday," Lamont said. "At that time electricity was not all that common and electricity was considered magic things were very primitive considering what we're sued to," co-author Dennis Lamont said. "You hear all this talk now about rail," Patton said. "It was a very big money maker for them. 167, the last car to oper
nice photos I have been reading books on the LSE since I was a teen & discovered the remains of the Huntington Park trestle in the park woods, like some ancient ruin. 'Oh, that's from the interurban' said my mom, who rode it at least once as a kid (when her dad's car broke down in the country and they had to get home to Cleveland). The author has done a great job on finding interesting old photos of the line and the people and towns of the time. I disagree with their analysis of the fina. "Story of one of the premier interurban lines during their heyday." according to Groovin '7Story of one of the premier interurban lines during their heyday. Spine and binding not very well made and this was a new book. One page already seems like it is ready to come out. Period photos are fun to view.. . Spine and binding not very well made and this was a new book. One page already seems like it is ready to come out. Period photos are fun to view.. Mark said I like all of these books. I think the pictures are enough by themselves. I like this style of book. If you are interested in trollies and interurbans this book is for you.
Thomas J. Dennis Lamont, of the Lake Shore Railway Association, and Albert Doane, administrator of the Lorain Historical Society, assisted Patton with the creation of this book. Patton, owner of what was once the Beach Park station, now home to Artstown Shopping Center, has been collecting Lake Shore Electric Railway photographs and memorabilia for the past nine years.
This allowed increased commerce, ease of transportation, and access for the industrial-era family to visit such recreation spots as Linwood, Crystal Beach, Avon Beach Park, Mitiwanga, Rye Beach, Ruggles Grove and Beach, and Cedar Point, among others. An unimaginable feat in the late 1800s, the Lake Shore Electric could travel from Lorain to Cleveland (approximately 30 miles) in under one hour, making the railway a huge success. The Lake Shore Electric Railway connected with many other electric railroads to offer a comprehensive quilt of transportation. Unfortunately this success only lasted about 40 years.. The Lake Shore Electric Railway commenced operation in 1893 on the north coast of Ohio, providing transportation to Cleveland, Lorain, Sandusky, Toledo, and on to Detroit, Michigan