[PRCo] Re: Changed to Years Make a Difference

Derrick J Brashear shadow at dementia.org
Tue Jun 9 09:45:58 EDT 2009


On Tue, 9 Jun 2009, John Swindler wrote:

> And I also recall the shock over some early e-mails with Derrick 
> concerning riding the east end streetcar lines, and Derrick mentioned 
> that his dad remembers riding them.  I instantly aged a couple decades. 
> I was assuming that the recollections Derrick was recounting were his 
> own.

In 1967, I was negative 6 years old.

Ardmore Blvd (1966, yet) was never not landscaped down the center in my 
memory.

> As for new things, have you checked out the new trackless trolleys on 
> SEPTA routes 66, 75 and 59?  If you wait long enough, it seems that most 
> things are 're-discovered'.  They are low floor "all service vehicles". 
> The express wires are still used on 66.

Think they'll rediscover the wires on 23 and 56?



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