McKinney Avenue Trolleys
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| Management number | 233531360 | Release Date | 2026/06/27 | List Price | US$11.16 | Model Number | 233531360 | ||
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Streetcar lines grew and prospered in Dallas from 1872 until the 1920s. Automobile competition siphoned many of their riders away, but ridership soared again during World War II . After the war, the trolleys entered an era of gradual attrition, and they were abandoned by 1956. Amazingly, in 1989, the nonprofit McKinney Avenue Transit Authority (MATA ) returned restored vintage trolley cars to the city in the Uptown neighborhood near downtown. MATA evolved from a tourist attraction into a true transit company and became the M-Line. Since then, the area has experienced rapid growth and is now home to midrise office buildings and upscale apartments. Read more
| ISBN10 | 1531656714 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-1531656713 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Arcadia Publishing Library Editions |
| Dimensions | 6.69 x 0.38 x 9.61 inches |
| Item Weight | 14.6 ounces |
| Print length | 130 pages |
| Publication date | November 7, 2011 |
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