Helen Ries, Clip 3: Ridgewood Trolley Transportation
Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Helen Ries
Date: Time Period: 1930 - 1950; 2013-04-28; Interview recorded: April 28, 2013
Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe SoundBooth. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:04:50
Creator: Helen Ries interviewed by Chia-Yin Leslie Tu and Dan Brenner
Identifier: aql:19436 qmp-hr-clip-000005
Description: Helen Ries recalls the days when trolley transportation existed in Ridgewood. Not many people owned cars and as a result, trolleys were widely used. A ride in the trolley cost a nickel which is much different from today's transportation fare. Some trolley tracks still exist today and can be seen under some train lines. Helen Ries' father worked as a trolley operator. During the winter when there were heavy snowstorms, the trolley cars would get snowed in and Helen's father would be forced to stay back in the trolley for one to two days to clear out the tracks. The trolley system ended in 1950 when buses and train lines were introduced.
Creator :
Helen Ries interviewed by Chia-Yin Leslie Tu and Dan Brenner
Date :
Time Period: 1930 - 1950; 2013-04-28; Interview recorded: April 28, 2013
Summary/Description :
Helen Ries recalls the days when trolley transportation existed in Ridgewood. Not many people owned cars and as a result, trolleys were widely used. A ride in the trolley cost a nickel which is much different from today's transportation fare. Some trolley tracks still exist today and can be seen under some train lines. Helen Ries' father worked as a trolley operator. During the winter when there were heavy snowstorms, the trolley cars would get snowed in and Helen's father would be forced to stay back in the trolley for one to two days to clear out the tracks. The trolley system ended in 1950 when buses and train lines were introduced.
Subject :
Trolley cars; Blizzards
Rights :
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Coverage :
Locations discussed: Ridgewood, Queens, NY Ridgewood (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe SoundBooth.; Total running time: 0:04:50
Identifier :
aql:19436 qmp-hr-clip-000005
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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