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Sweaty_Conclusion_80 t1_iy8b1mx wrote

Fun fact that may interest only me: there are visible remnants of the tracks in the road behind the police department.

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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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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_iy9mfp8 wrote

Replying to basically73 (#771,085)

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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twoshovels OP t1_iy9ng0c wrote

Replying to vishnusnavel87 (#774,680)

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

Replying to twoshovels (#776,018)

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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