Street Car on Atlanta & Edgewood Street Railway, Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1890
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The Atlanta and Edgewood Street Railway Company introduced Atlanta's first electric streetcars in 1889. With oak interiors and plate glass windows, they were far fancier than the city's horse-drawn cars. Unlike existing lines that provided a cheap, practical way to get around, Edgewood Avenue service offered comfortable transportation for residents of Inman Park, a planned neighborhood east of downtown.
The Atlanta and Edgewood Street Railway Company introduced Atlanta's first electric streetcars in 1889. With oak interiors and plate glass windows, they were far fancier than the city's horse-drawn cars. Unlike existing lines that provided a cheap, practical way to get around, Edgewood Avenue service offered comfortable transportation for residents of Inman Park, a planned neighborhood east of downtown.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1890
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.16876
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10.5 in
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