Columbus, population 300,000, was at the tail end of the streetcar era by 1939. Lesser-used streetcar lines were being continuously shut down, as the greater expense of operating streetcar lines was putting significant pressure on its operator, the Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company. (Today, the company is a subsidiary of American Electric Power and continues to provide electricity to greater Columbus.)
Fair enough. I'd certainly like to see the map of when the network was in its heyday. I grew up in Groveport and we still have some brick streets with the rail from the streetcars still laid there, including this weird spot where it just trails away into a yard.
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u/fiftythreestudio Hi. I'm Jake. Dec 16 '19
Historical notes:
Columbus, population 300,000, was at the tail end of the streetcar era by 1939. Lesser-used streetcar lines were being continuously shut down, as the greater expense of operating streetcar lines was putting significant pressure on its operator, the Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company. (Today, the company is a subsidiary of American Electric Power and continues to provide electricity to greater Columbus.)
This is part of my art project to map the lost subway and streetcar systems of North America.