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D7324-1
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- 1938-06-11 (Creation)
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On June 11, 1938, the Young Mens Business Club sponsored a gigantic "Last Ride" celebration. Tacoma's last streetcar had been taken out of service in April of 1938 and the cars replaced by city busses. The celebration would mark the passing of Tacoma's street cars. Twenty five cars were being given by the Tacoma Railway & Power Co. to civic organizations to decorate for the big street car parade. The cars would leave 9th & Broadway and 9th and Pacific at 7:30p.m. Saturday night. The parade would be followed by a Gay 90's dance at the Hotel Winthrop. The last car to leave the rails at midnight, #66, was burned at a public bonfire at the Bay Street yards. During the parade, #66 was rigged as a horse car and driven by Tacoma Mayor John Siegle. (T. Times 6/1/1938, pg. 5; 6/8/38, pg. 2)
Mass transit--Tacoma; Cable railroads--Tacoma; Street railroads--Tacoma; Tacoma Railway & Power Co. (Tacoma);