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D7324-4
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- 1938-06-11 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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On June 11, 1938, the Young Mens Business Club hosted a celebration marking the passing of the last of Tacoma's street cars. The last car was taken out of operation in April of 1938. Tacoma Railway & Power Co. made 25 of the cars available to civic organizations for decoration and parade. The trolley party was followed by a Gay Nineties dance at the Winthrop Hotel. The colorful event was captured in a pictorial record by "Life" magazine's official Northwest photographer, J.R. Eyerman, and ran in the July 11th 1938 magazine issue. (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);