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There were issues with the trolleys operating on Sundays, or the Sabbath. Even the courts could tell that the people were changing their habits and customs. Can you imagine if we were not allowed to drive on Sundays now? It is also amazing that these families were spending up to 20% of their income on these streetcars. The streetcars were supposed to assist people, but they were becoming a problem. Strikes and safety issues were 2 of the main problems with the streetcars. People were being hit and dragged by the trolleys and overall safety was becoming an issue. There were many strikes at many of the streetcar companies and scabs were getting hurt, either by stoning or being assaulted, by the striking worker. -- Pam Petzold | There were issues with the trolleys operating on Sundays, or the Sabbath. Even the courts could tell that the people were changing their habits and customs. Can you imagine if we were not allowed to drive on Sundays now? It is also amazing that these families were spending up to 20% of their income on these streetcars. The streetcars were supposed to assist people, but they were becoming a problem. Strikes and safety issues were 2 of the main problems with the streetcars. People were being hit and dragged by the trolleys and overall safety was becoming an issue. There were many strikes at many of the streetcar companies and scabs were getting hurt, either by stoning or being assaulted, by the striking worker. -- Pam Petzold | ||
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| + | Personally, I would have never thought that the trolley would lead to amusement parks. I have been to parks in Ohio, Florida, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Virginia and never knew that trolleys at first lead to "trolley parks". It is evident that back then companies began to use this form of transportation to their advantage to make money. People in the growing middle class now had a means to get away for a day. More than 100 years ago, these parks had fireworks, concerts, dancing pavilions, and picnic grounds. Sounds like Kings Dominion to me. Besides transportation to these parks, the addition of electricity allowed for park owners to keep the lights on for visitors at night. These parks became attractions for the fact that people could stay out later, thus earning the park owners to collect even more money. It is surprising to see how quickly electricity was able to be used on such a large scale. -Patrick Kramer | ||
== Electricity and Rural America -- Rural Lines== | == Electricity and Rural America -- Rural Lines== | ||
