[milwaukee-electric] Re: 25th Anniversary: "The Trolley at East Troy"

[Scott Greig]

Yes, it did.  I have a couple of pictures of the original connection from Clybourn, taken near where it joined the Rapid Transit Line.

As I understand it, there was a retaining wall at the start of the private right-of-way that was visible for many years, but by the time I tried chasing TM roadbeds it was gone.

--- On Wed, 7/20/11, Gary Schnabl <gSchnabl at SWDetroit.com> wrote:
> Later, the first stretch of the rapid-transit portion
> started west of 
> 35th, though. I suppose that the long viaduct from 39th
> Street to near 
> 45th and Canal connected the surface route (on Clybourn
> from the PSB?) 
> with the interurban to where the original rapid transit
> part started. 
> Are there any remnants of those six blocks south of Merrill
> Park?
> 
> Gary
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