[PRCo] [Fwd: Trolleyville USA]

[James B. Holland]

This is an article that is published in the latest edition of "Lake 
Shore Electric Journal", the newsletter for the group behind 
Trollyeville U.S.A's relocation to Downtown Cleveland. It was mailed in 
the middle of the week of September 26th:

Milestone Reached!

On July 13 Cleveland City Council passed the resolution authorizing the 
City to enter into a lease with Lake Shore Electric Railway Project for 
land to house a car barn. The land in question is at the east end of the 
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority's Waterfront Line, just 
south of Marginal Road and the Municipal Parking Lots. It is a long 
narrow plot that is ideal for a car barn large enough to house the 
entire Trolleyville USA collection.

This resolution was the culmination of a long process working with the 
City Administration to identify an area that met our technical 
specifications and was accessible to RTA lines. This will enable us to 
move the collection throughout the city. The lease will be for 25 years 
at the favorable rate of one dollar a year.

Previously several from Council came out to Trolleyville to ride the 
cars and hear in detail about the proposed project to bring the 
collection to Cleveland. We tried to meet with as many of City Council 
people as possible to introduce this project and ensure support. All 
representatives that we talked with were excited about the potential of 
this project and wanted to actively support it. In particular, 
Councilman Matt Zone made sure to speak in favor of the project in 
session and Councilman Martin Sweeney expressed City Council's 
appreciation to the Brookins Family for working so hard to keep this 
treasure in the Cleveland area.

We now need to perform test borings to determine what kind of foundation 
this building will need along with other engineering studies. Most 
importantly we need to start raising the funds for this activity and for 
the actual construction of the car barn. We are in discussions with 
Congressman LaTourette and the City Administration on how to make this 
happen. However, the first step is to show strong community support 
through donations from those who believe in bringing streetcars back to 
Cleveland.




Jim__Holland


I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!

down with pantographs ---- UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!!!!!