Streetcars coming Back to

St. Louis?

It was rumored that during the 1920s St. Louis had the second most extensive streetcar system in the world only behind Paris, there was even a car that went all the way out to Creve Coeur Lake Park . But since May of 1966 streetcars have been missing from the St. Louis scene. Luckily Joe Edwards wants to bring them back on the Delmar Loop. The trolley line would begin at University City City Hall travel down Delmar turn onto DeBaliviere and make a loop around the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park. Hopefully they will add the streamlined PCC cars that where used from the 1940s until streetcars vanished in 66.

For photos of the streetcars click here or you can view them in person on the north lawn of the history museum or at the east parking lot of Commerce Bank on The Loop. Also a recent article from the Suburban Journals here.