Streetcars in Chicago and in Contemporary Settings

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Streetcars in Chicago and in Contemporary Settings

• David A. Wilson
• May 12, 2009

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Source Chicago A Pictorial History
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Chicago Streetcar Routes - 1860
Source Historical Information 1859 -1965
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Chicago Streetcar Routes - 1870
Source Historical Information 1859 - 1965
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Chicago Streetcar Routes - 1880
Source Historical Information 1859 - 1965
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Chicago Streetcar Routes - 1890
Source Historical Information 1859 - 1965
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Charles Tyson Yerkes
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What He Really Said

• The short hauls and the people who hang on the
  straps are the ones we make our money out of.we
  make no money on the man who has a seat and rides
  to the end of the line.
• C. T. Yerkes

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Source CTA Historical Collection
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Chicago Tribune
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Chicago Streetcar Routes - 1920
Source Historical Information 1859 - 1965
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Chicago Streetcar Routes - 1930
Source Historical Information 1859 - 1965
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Chicago Streetcar Routes - 1938
Source Historical Information 1859 - 1965
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Robert Le Corbusiers Radiant City
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Chicago Tribune June 9, 1939
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April 1951
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Chicago Tribune September 25, 1955
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Chicago Tribune, September 6, 1955
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1960s -- Streetcars Obsolete Cities
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Source CTA Historical Collection
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I wouldnt put one penny downtown. Face it. Why
should people come in? They dont want the
hassle, they dont want the danger. No
individual or corporate set-up can make a dent on
those problems. So what do you do? Exactly
what Im doing. Stay out in the country, that
is the new downtown. Edward De
Bartolo Commercial Developer -1973
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Linkage
Art Museum
Convention Center
Pike St. Market
Aquarium
Proximity to Downtown
Ferry Terminals
Pioneer Square
King St. Station
International District
Sports Stadiums
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Purposes and Functions of Streetcars

• Circulation and Linkage
• Urban and Neighborhood Design
• Economic Development Engine
• Access to Parking and other transportation
  resources
• Attract convention and tourism business
• Enhance historical context/establish community
  identity
• Promote further transportation or political goals

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Memphis Main Street Trolley

• Replaced moribund pedestrian mall
• Connects various activity centers
• Coordination with Transportation Center
• 50 transportation riders 50 joy riders
• Extended twice

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Linkage
Parking
Pyramid Arena
Convention Center
Offices
Civic Plaza
AutoZone Park
Peabody Hotel
Beale St
Peabody Place
FedEx Forum
National Civil Rights Museum
Transportation Center
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Kenosha Streetcar

• Redevelopment of brownfield site
• Connect lakefront development with traditional
  downtown and Metra station
• Deal clincher in attracting developer and home
  buyers
• Theme attraction not transportation

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