Dallas streetcar system and connecting interurbans map print, 1919 Size:12x16 is only financially feasible in

is only financially feasible in the absence of alternatives

self-made millionaire named Bob Lanier

I came across a completely different curiosity: Detroit's ill-fated 1918 subway plan

I have to give a shout-out to r/nhl for correcting me on the dates

Dallas streetcar system and connecting interurbans map print, 1919 Size:12x16 is only financially feasible inDallas had the largest streetcar system in Texas during the interwar period. I drew a map of the system near its height in 1919. In addition to the local streetcar system, the interurban system covered an area substantially larger than the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex is today, going as far as Waco, 80 miles away. This system, like most other streetcar systems in the United States, was eventually dismantled, though some parts of the system survived