The Lost Streetcars of Cleveland, Ohio

Streetcars were once prevalent in downtown Cleveland and most other major U.S. cities. This convenient and cheap form of public transportation made it easy for people to get around to places in downtown areas. At their peak, there were 293 miles of track operated on Cleveland city streets. And combined with the interurban railways that ran into the countryside, there were over 700 miles of track in the Greater Cleveland area. But how did they go from this, to now, just a distant memory? In this video, we'll take a look at the rise and fall of Cleveland's Streetcars. Support Railroad Street on Patreon:   / railroadstreet   Tip Jar: https://ko-fi.com/railroadstreetmedia Works Cited/Further Reading Hopkins, William Rowland. The Street Railway Problem in Cleveland. American economic association, 1896. https://books.google.com/books?id=kOj... McGraw Pub. Co. The Street Railway Journal. 1884-1906. https://library.si.edu/digital-librar... "The Cable System. Incorporation of the Company Which Will Operate the St. Clair Street, Payne." Plain Dealer, 28 Feb. 1889, p. 6. NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AMNEWS&docref=image/v2%3A122AFBBA107AC9E4%40EANX-NB-1259A22817A6CB95%402411062-12594F837A541F9A%405- 1382F4B634F70E38%40The%2BCable%2BSystem.%2BIncorporation%2Bof%2Bthe%2BCompany%2BWhich%2BWill%2BOperate%2Bthe%2BSt.%2BClair%2BStreet%252C%2BPayne. Accessed 5 May 2022. "The Cable Road. Progress in the Plans for the Big Enterprise. Earnings of Street Railways." Plain Dealer, 10 Aug. 1889, p. 5. NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AMNEWS&docref=image/v2%3A122AFBBA107AC9E4%40EANX-NB-125AE19FD053B94A%402411225-12594F8932BCDD68%404- 138329A3E1C7B8E5%40The%2BCable%2BRoad.%2BProgress%2Bin%2Bthe%2BPlans%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BBig%2BEnterprise.%2BEarnings%2Bof%2BStreet%2BRailways. Accessed 5 May 2022. "Consolidation. The Mayor Objects to the Coalition of the West Side and Woodland." Plain Dealer, vol. XLII, no. 40, 17 Feb. 1885, p. [1]. NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AMNEWS&docref=image/v2%3A122AFBBA107AC9E4%40EANX-NB-126084EAF0305817%402409590-1259E2AEB908A241%400- 138E144A484F8A63%40Consolidation.%2BThe%2BMayor%2BObjects%2Bto%2Bthe%2BCoalition%2Bof%2Bthe%2BWest%2BSide%2Band%2BWoodland. Accessed 5 May 2022. "The Horses Must Go. Meeting Yesterday of the Woodland Avenue & West Side Street Railway." Plain Dealer, no. 128, 8 May 1891, p. 2. NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AMNEWS&docref=image/v2%3A122AFBBA107AC9E4%40EANX-NB-1259D8FFCCE7C86A%402411861-1258F10B395D0B48%401- 138DEFF09C65EE33%40The%2BHorses%2BMust%2BGo.%2BMeeting%2BYesterday%2Bof%2Bthe%2BWoodland%2BAvenue%2B%2BWest%2BSide%2BStreet%2BRailway. Accessed 5 May 2022. "Mr. Robison Explains. His Version of Pending Litigation Against the Little Consolidated." Plain Dealer, 3 May 1897, p. 2. NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AMNEWS&docref=image/v2%3A122AFBBA107AC9E4%40EANX-NB-125BD028E276BC04%402414048-1259E4AEE0444E9E%401- 138442305EFD10FA%40Mr.%2BRobison%2BExplains.%2BHis%2BVersion%2Bof%2BPending%2BLitigation%2BAgainst%2Bthe%2BLittle%2BConsolidated. Accessed 5 May 2022. "By Land And Sea. Splendid Transportation Facilities Promote Trade. No Inland City More Favorably Situated--A." Plain Dealer, 14 July 1892, p. 25. NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AMNEWS&docref=image/v2%3A122AFBBA107AC9E4%40EANX-NB-1259EE5F6E7CA2B2%402412294-1258F11DE9664F30%4024- 13849927F93156FA%40By%2BLand%2BAnd%2BSea.%2BSplendid%2BTransportation%2BFacilities%2BPromote%2BTrade.%2BNo%2BInland%2BCity%2BMore%2BFavorably%2BSituated--A. Accessed 4 May 2022. "Cleveland's Street Railway War. History of the Effort to Secure Lower Fare on City Lines." Plain Dealer, 18 June 1907, p. 4. NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AMNEWS&docref=image/v2%3A122AFBBA107AC9E4%40EANX-NB-125D83939B7926CB%402417745-125C243D8BF34EC2%403- 1389BAF184DCA2F8%40Cleveland%2527s%2BStreet%2BRailway%2BWar.%2BHistory%2Bof%2Bthe%2BEffort%2Bto%2BSecure%2BLower%2BFare%2Bon%2BCity%2BLines. Accessed 6 Feb. 2022. #Streetcars #ClevelandStreetcars #NorthernOhioRailwayMuseum