Chicago Streetcar & Elevated Lines - 1952 to 1956
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- Опубліковано 16 лют 2021
- A look at Foster Palmer, Lewis Swanson, Ivor Walsh, & stock films from the 1950‟s of the CSL & CTA lines. Foster Palmer took movies from 1952 to 1956 of the Green Hornets & the “L”.
A look at Foster Palmer, Lewis Swanson, Ivor Walsh, & stock films from the 1950‟s of the CSL & CTA lines. Foster Palmer took movies from 1952 to 1956 of the Green Hornets & the “L”. Video and narration by Ray Neilson. (60,min.REVISED 2003) Copyright 2003 GPS VIDEO
I grew up in Chicago in the fifties and sixties. I appreciate seeing 'old Chicago', the city I remember from my youth.
The Chicago PCCs look extra cool because of the skirts on the wheels.
can you imagine what it smelled like in those days of horse transportation. I guess the city provided pickup horse waste, but what about the pee? I guess they hoped for regular rain.
I was born in '56, so I'm too young to remember streetcars in the Windy City. Still fascinating to see footage of them.
Great video. It brought back memories of El rides as a kid. Who knew as a kid in the 60s going on Lake St El rides that I was riding on cars that were historical. From the this videos those train cars built in the 20s & 30s operated way into the late 60s early 70s 👍🏾👍🏾
This brings back a lot of memories of my childhood in Chicago.👍👍🤩🤩
I'm in absolute awe! This film shows the area a few blocks from my 50's home and high school with steam locomotives and the Rock Island RR in perfect clarity! This is astounding to me seeing something like this for the first time at 70 years old. Thanks so much!!!
I thoroughly enjoy these old videos. 👍
i live there as a Kid for about 20 yeras !!THank you Chicago you will always be in my HEART!!!
My grandfather worked on trolly in Chicago, and when the buses came out, he crashed the bus parked bus at cta and quit and went work for the Chicago school system where he retired.
Growing up starting from 91 and it’s crazy looking back on this
Thanks for the upload! I remember being a kid in the 80s riding downtown with my aunt and my cousin every weekend on those green and white El cars with the windows that could roll down and how ear piercingly loud they were when they entered the subway. Good memories. Thank you for bringing those back. I remember my grandmother telling me about the street cars and I can remember personally seeing streets where the asphalt had partially come up, exposing the brick and rails from the old streetcar lines in places.
This is some awesome footage very well explained. Great video!
Thank you so much for the memories.....
Thank you so much for putting this together! A wonderful and historic video! I grew up in Chicago from 1955 through 1979 and loved every second of this video. I rode the 4000's on the Lake St line, followed by the 2000's. After the Logan Square Line was extended to Jefferson Park, I then enjoyed the 6000's followed by the 2200's. Then I moved to Los Angeles in 1979 where there was absolutely nothing. Thank you so much once again for all of the work you put into this historic treasure!
This is a fantastic video - gives me a glimpse of what like was like before my time. I wish I could have experienced it in person, but I can here! Thank you.
Thank you , great to see the city in color!
Lots of great history here.
I remember the L cars with wicker seats. This was in the 1950's, and I believe on the Ravenswood line. Those cars had a particular odor which was quite wonderful, that my uncle described as Juicy Fruit Gum and peanuts. I never heard a mention of the wicker seat cars, and wonder what group they were in.
Very thorough and well done. I wish Los Angeles citizens had made as many films of neighborhood streetcar service. I’ve seen the various Pacific Electric and some LATL material on YT but not nearly as extensive as this Chicago footage.