Thank you for showing this. My Dad grew up in East Boston, he use to jump off docked ships into Chelsea Creek. That was in the early 40s. His nickname was Seaweed Sam
Thank you for the trip down memory lane. I rode those streetcars with my Mom and Grandmother from Chelsea to Boston, East Boston, and Revere Beach as a young child. Remember so well that 90 degree turn from Revere Street to Ocean Avenue and smelling the salt air as it came in off the Ocean. Also remember when the tracks were torn up along with the cobble stones on Broadway, Washington Avenue, Hawthorn St., Central Avenue and Park Street in Chelsea.
I never knew the Meridian St. had a swing bridge. I would always see the remnants of tracks near Suffolk Downs and other parts of Eastie. It's really cool seeing how it used to be. Thank You.
Thanks for posting this. I came from another site to this video. This made me think of my dad who used to always talk about jumping on the back of trolleys. I wish I'd been able to show him this video, I know he would've enjoyed it.I missed having the chance to ride on these trolleys by about 10 years. I did get the chance to take the A rout on the Green line to Watertown, which was pretty cool.
The MTA missed an opportunity to run a subway branch over to Chelsea when it opened the East Boston Subway connector to and extension on the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad. Not extending that into Lynn was another lost opportunity. ☹️😞 And I wish the streetcar trolleys could have remained. 😢 People hate ugly, bouncy, jittery, smelly busses.
Thank you for showing this. My Dad grew up in East Boston, he use to jump off docked ships into Chelsea Creek. That was in the early 40s. His nickname was Seaweed Sam
Thank you for the trip down memory lane. I rode those streetcars with my Mom and Grandmother from Chelsea to Boston, East Boston, and Revere Beach as a young child. Remember so well that 90 degree turn from Revere Street to Ocean Avenue and smelling the salt air as it came in off the Ocean. Also remember when the tracks were torn up along with the cobble stones on Broadway, Washington Avenue, Hawthorn St., Central Avenue and Park Street in Chelsea.
Thank you for doing all your videos, with great music in the background.
I never knew the Meridian St. had a swing bridge. I would always see the remnants of tracks near Suffolk Downs and other parts of Eastie. It's really cool seeing how it used to be. Thank You.
Great stuff. Before my time, I was born in 1958. I grew up in “Easta Bost!”
very cool videos love seeing this vintage mbta and before their was buses
Thanks for posting this. I came from another site to this video. This made me think of my dad who used to always talk about jumping on the back of trolleys. I wish I'd been able to show him this video, I know he would've enjoyed it.I missed having the chance to ride on these trolleys by about 10 years. I did get the chance to take the A rout on the Green line to Watertown, which was pretty cool.
Maverick Square Joe Kennedy's and his dad P.J. Kennedy starting point. Lots of fun in the places that surrounded the station.
I wish I could see these run 😢
How did the overhead trolley wires work on the swing bridge when it opened for boats?
The MTA missed an opportunity to run a subway branch over to Chelsea when it opened the East Boston Subway connector to and extension on the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad. Not extending that into Lynn was another lost opportunity. ☹️😞
And I wish the streetcar trolleys could have remained. 😢 People hate ugly, bouncy, jittery, smelly busses.
Great share
Can I ask what Cell Phone you used for this
I am sorry for the Loss of your wife