Remembering the last day of street cars

This photo (left) of DC Transit 1101 at the Peace Monument on the last day of street cars has been a favorite among our visitors and social media followers, and remains one of the most iconic images from that historic day. NCTM Member and Trustee Thomas Petersen recently paid a visit to the site and took the picture on right, which we matched up with the original image taken almost 59 years ago.

This January will mark the 59th anniversary of the end of street car service in Washington. Although it is highly unlikely that we will be open at that time, we will publish several commemorative activities on our TrolleyTime Blog (trolleytime.blogspot.com) to mark the occasion.

TrolleyTime will return this Thursday with story time videos and activities for the kids!