Waterbury Trolleys traces the growth and expansion of the streetcar system throughout the Naugatuck Valley. This system became part of the Connecticut Company's extensive streetcar network, spanning 1,138 miles statewide at its peak in 1918. As automobiles became a primary mode of transportation, the streetcar lines in Waterbury transitioned to bus routes. By 1937, streetcars were officially replaced by buses. This wonderful collection of vintage photographs documents the network of streetcars that once thrived in Waterbury.
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Thanks to the efforts of various collectors, including Horace Bromley, Fred S. Bennett, and the Connecticut Motor Coach Museum, photographs of this great system still exist today. Four members of the museum Nancy Johanson, Bert Johanson, Alan Walker, and John Sullivan compiled this book from the archives of the museum. In consultation with Bennett, the authors strive to perpetuate Bromley and Bennett's ideals of preserving and sharing history.
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Stretching from Shelton in the south to Winsted in the north, Connecticut's Naugatuck Valley attracted Yankee entrepreneurs quick to see the potential for industrial power in the Naugatuck River and its tributaries. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Connecticut Company, New Haven, Bennett Collection, West Main Street, Exchange Place, East Main Street, New England, North Main Street, Meriden Road, Milldale Tramway, New Britain, Highland Lake, Naugatuck River, World War, Green Line, Naugatuck Valley, United States, Waterbury Green, Third Avenue Railways, Waterbury Traction Company, Winchester Street Railway, Baldwin Street, Second Congregational Church, Thomaston Tramway Company, Willow Street New!
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Stretching from Shelton in the south to Winsted in the north, Connecticut's Naugatuck Valley attracted Yankee entrepreneurs quick to see the potential for industrial power in the Naugatuck River and its tributaries. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Connecticut Company, New Haven, Bennett Collection, West Main Street, Exchange Place, East Main Street, New England, North Main Street, Meriden Road, Milldale Tramway, New Britain, Highland Lake, Naugatuck River, World War, Green Line, Naugatuck Valley, United States, Waterbury Green, Third Avenue Railways, Waterbury Traction Company, Winchester Street Railway, Baldwin Street, Second Congregational Church, Thomaston Tramway Company, Willow Street New!
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