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trolley party

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by TBHC @ 10:16 am

110 years ago…

April 27, 1896 – Tampa’s “leading young society people” hold a ‘Trolley Party’, based on ones in northern cities. The party, which included fifty couples, toured the entire route of Tampa’s streetcar system, with stops at Ballast Point, Palmetto Beach, Ybor City and West Tampa.

Courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Center.

Tags: citizens, on this day, tampa, transportation

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