Philadelphia streetcar system, 1875 Size:18x24 causing years of delay and

causing years of delay and millions in wasted funds

and the company was the subject of a takeover bid from a man named Charles Green

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

Even by today's Canadian standards

Philadelphia streetcar system, 1875 Size:18x24 causing years of delay andPhiladelphia 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