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Apr13
What's a trolley park?
In the 1890s, public transport systems in the United States were often streetcars - trams. These, of course, were electrically powered rail vehicles drawing current from overhead wires. A very popular system of collection was a long pole with a small grooved wheel at the wire end: this was known as a trolley and, by extension, the vehicle and the system also became known as a trolley.
To generate traffic at weekends (when people were travelling less for work), the transit companies would create attractions - in particular, recreation areas at the ends of their lines where land was cheap. Over 100 of these Trolley Parks were opened.
Someone returning from that era would have a shock if they found a trolley park today - a place where self-help trolleys are stored in supermarkets or at airports!
How times change - and language with it!
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