This ad appeared in the Border Cities Star December 31, 1932.
Hard to imagine that 80 years ago, there were 10,000,000 public transit trips taken on the streetcars. It’s a shame that our efficient, regional public transportation system was dismantled.
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I was 6 years old at this time and remember riding the street cars many many times.When I lived at Janisse's Funeral Home we just had to cross the street to board and go out to Ford City bathing beach for the day. If we didn't have a dime for the fare we
WALKED all the way there and back. We slept good that night!
I wonder is Transit Windsor has that ridership now? Sad that efficiency went out the window....
Transit Windsor wishes they had that kind of ridership maybe if they would better acomadate commuters ,and improve the service routes to outlying area's, more frequent buses
I missed the train in NYC a few weeks ago, it was annoying having to wait the 3 minutes for the next one.... That's why noone rides the bus here!
The reason Transit Windsor will never see that number is, Ford,General Moters,Crysler, and all the other car companies that helped build Windsor, and create urban sprawl.
Progess.
"...rode street cars in the Border Cities..." might indicate this refers to both Windsor and Detroit.
- if so, how much of that 10 million comprised DSR ridership?
John, none. The border cities were used to refer to Sandwich, Windsor, Walkerville, Ford City, Riverside & Ojibway prior to amalgamation in 1935. None of the figures quoted include Detroit ridership numbers.
There has to be a vehicle to every two people in this area these days anyways?
No where in the ad refers to the Sw&A Street railway, but the Hydro Electric Railway Employes. Was this ad to pointout the importance of street cars before the Province closed the Interurban line from Windsor, Essex. Kingsville, and Leamington?