Monday, July 02, 2007
1976 heading back
To understand the importance of trolleys to Yakima first imagine how hot it is here in Summer, how muddy and snowy it is in Winter. Imagine tired feet, imagine having to go put in a full days work, imagine dirt roads, imagine no cars, not even ONE in the entire county, imagine now how your feet hurt, and imagine your joy at seeing a lovely trolley come your way, even standing room only this would be a welcome sight.
Sundays there is no bus service and they've been doing something to Tieton Avenue that makes for a lot of dust. I walked through that dust to go to the Farmer's Market, and then had a ride from a friend to the trolley barn, where I waited for the Trolley Parade. Then I took a trolley back up to my neighborhood. Stopped off for a beer and then went home to rest. I really enjoyed the day, it was a low key sort of event, but think of it, a 100 years ago the trolley was the ONLY readily available way of getting around. It went all over the Valley. In fact it gave better coverage than any bus system since.
Sundays there is no bus service and they've been doing something to Tieton Avenue that makes for a lot of dust. I walked through that dust to go to the Farmer's Market, and then had a ride from a friend to the trolley barn, where I waited for the Trolley Parade. Then I took a trolley back up to my neighborhood. Stopped off for a beer and then went home to rest. I really enjoyed the day, it was a low key sort of event, but think of it, a 100 years ago the trolley was the ONLY readily available way of getting around. It went all over the Valley. In fact it gave better coverage than any bus system since.
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