Tucked away in the woodlands of Pennsylvania lies a unique fleet of streamlined 1930s and 1950s streetcars. These St Louis and Pullman-Standard carriages have glorious vintage Americana vibes.
Many of these date to the height of the Streamline Moderne era. At this time, streamlined aerodynamic forms replaced the geometric shapes and excessive ornamentation of the earlier Art Deco style.
#Streetcar #ArtDeco #Pennsylvania #Transportation #Moderne #Photography #Trams #Rust
...back when public transportation in the US was civilized*, before the Car Nation attacked...
(*Well... apart from the racism, I mean. That was the exact opposite of civilized.)
@ObsidianUrbex This gives off some real "A Quiet Place" vibes - love it! Thank your for sharing!🤩
(Glad, I'm following the "Rust" hashtag, albeit for different reasons😄)
@ObsidianUrbex Ha, no, Rust the programming language. 😉
I Google'd "Pennsylvania abandoned pullman train" and it came right up.
Nice, but what a waste
@ObsidianUrbex would you be willing to share, or dm me, the location of these car? I recently moved to Philadelphia and would love to take my Sony dslr out there myself. Give me a chance to explore the state while taking cool photos.
I am still a hobbyist with my dslr cameras and this looks like such a great place for me to learn more of the craft.
@ObsidianUrbex SEPTA in Philadelphia still has some rebuilt PCC trolleys in use, complete with wheelchair lift
PCC cars are also still running regular revenue service in Boston, on the Mattapan High-speed Line, the only line to go _through_ a cemetery (as opposed to between 2 adjacent such).
(High-speed: not that high, by modern standards, but in old usage retained, meant not street-running, with widely spaced "suburban" stops, so it _can_ and likely will hit whatever it's speed limit is.)
(The other formerly PCC trolley lines in (greater) Boston have been converted to modern catenary with use of modern LRV pantograph units, but for technical reasons that I forget offhand, the Mattapan line is just not a candidate for pantograph & catenary upgrade, so MBTA car-shop rewinds their own refurb motors and otherwise rebuilds PCCs as needed.)
I'm so glad I have a streamlined toaster. The design really cuts down on the wind resistance.
Ah, a true connoisseur! After searching online for streamlined toasters my '50s Sunbeam is maybe just streamlined lite. I love it, but compared to the ones Loewy designed it doesn't hold up.
Don't worry they said. Automobiles will solve all your problems they said. Gas is only 20c a gallon they said.
The streetcars, old and rusted are still photogenic.
To the best of my knowledge, there are no prize-winning photos of bumper-to-bumper traffic stacked up in 8 lane freeways.
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