Can't tell you how many times I've left early in the day to try to get a photo of this mural. It's located on a building next to a clothing store, and it seems that always there are cars blocking it. I got lucky two days in a row and was able to photograph the entire mural. It's a typical scene of a bygone era. Unfortunately bad politics and an economic scandal interfered with keeping the trolleys, which they now would be a great way to see parts of the Twin Cities. The University Avenue to Snelling Avenue route used to be a heavily travelled and popular connection between the two cities. The promoters of the new Light Rail are hoping that this route will again be a main artery between St. Paul and Minneapolis.
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A very nice mural, thanks for the efforts you made to get a photo of it. Unfortunately no link (yet) to the mural meme.
ReplyDeleteWhat is that saying...early bird gets the worm? Love the soft colors. I feel sure it was missed when it stopped operating.
ReplyDeletereally neat scene. i hope they can revitalize the rail system, then.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great mural this is. I love it.
ReplyDeleteLooks good when you enlarge to see the many details Kate. You made good use of those lucky days :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous mural Kate. Love the history you have captured here. Great shot.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you got lucky enough to capture this mural without cars blocking it. It's a beauty.
ReplyDeleteInteresting to see the old and new trolleys together.
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic! Well worth the effort!
ReplyDeleteA really nice mural with detailed scenes. A picture from the past!
ReplyDeleteIt was worth getting out early to get this mural, Kate. It's a GREAT one!
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful mural and so worth your effort at capturing it. It's very evocative. I rode trolleys for years in San Francisco; they still have them and I'm glad of that.
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Good catch! Great mural.
ReplyDeleteYour diligence is appreciated. There are some places that are frustratingly hard to photograph without cars. (Sometimes the cars can be part of a good photo, but many times they are just impediments.)
ReplyDeleteNice mural.
ReplyDeleteVery nice one Kate! I like informative murals like this one. :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice mural. Always love the nostalgic ones that show us an earlier era. How ironic that municipalities destroyed old means of transportation only to revive them 50+ years later. It happened here too. Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a child, living in San Francisco with my family I was so proud when it was decided that, at age 10, I was old enough to ride the street car by myself to the public library. It was such a wonderful feeling of freedom to be given the time to explore and the knowledge that I was limited in book choices only by the size of the armload that I could carry. I guess kids now would not be given this kind of freedom. I wonder if it is because the world is so much more dangerous, or if it perceived to be so.
ReplyDeleteYou are right, trolleys would be wonderful for any city.