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My New Favorite Cause

March 9, 2009

LOC 1910 DC cable car

Bringing back streetcars to D.C.

What’s not to love? Change we can all believe in. Or ride on. Some details here.

Image Source:

Streetcars in front of the Russell Senate Office Building, circa 1910. The image is part of the Library of Congress's collections. I found it here on Flickr.

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  1. Meg says

    March 9, 2009 at 2:07 PM

    I’m with you. I rode those famous (who knew?) Basel trams to school back in the day, and they are truly a wonder. But will our DC trams also be peopled by grouchy Swiss pensioners who yell at schoolchildren for laughing too loud?

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