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daybeers t1_iy8xiqm wrote

Light rail would breathe life into NHV.

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vishnusnavel87 t1_iy9h430 wrote

My great grandfather was a trolley driver in New Haven.

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twoshovels OP t1_iy9ng0c wrote

Do you happen to know what route was his? That’s really neat . The story in my family is my grandfather owned an Indian motorcycle and I wish I knew more . Something about a wreck with a trolly. He was ok and I believe it was one of his legs was effected somehow. Needless to say motorcycles were a big NO ,NO as well as anything on Two wheels. My grandfather died B4 I was born & no one really talked about him I guess he was on the shady side.

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vishnusnavel87 t1_iy9ocm8 wrote

I’d ask my dad but he just died. He grew up on the Hill. I do know that Trolleys were maiming people a lot back then. My great grandfather used to visit a guy who suffered brain damage from a Trolley accident. At the sanitarium in Old Saybrook.

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twoshovels OP t1_iy9pku3 wrote

I’ll bet trolleys were, I no shit about trolleys & I imagine they didn’t stop on a dime, nor a nickel..

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vishnusnavel87 t1_iya7qfw wrote

Actually my brother might know my great grandfather’s route. It might have been up to the Hill and back.

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keenjerry t1_iy8rsjy wrote

Love it. That little short guy could be my great grandad. Fun to think.

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basically73 t1_iy91l0y wrote

So much more interesting than today

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millionthan t1_iyb7evt wrote

I was confused by the buildings on the right, or east side of state st in this picture… was thinking: weren’t the train tracks there then? But found this much older sanborn map showing much more density than we know today

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twoshovels OP t1_iy9mfp8 wrote

Waaay better time I think. One can always find pros & cons with then vs now. Just seems like it was more tranquil bck then. I think it would be really cool if they brought the trolleys back. But I’m sure there’s a bucket full of cons that go with bringing trolleys bck.

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