Street-railroads

This series contains building pieces, dioramas, railroad pieces.

Dewey Flint, Alfred C. Nelson, John Gorsuch, Philip Gilliam, and Francis Van Derbur take a ceremonial last ride on the University Park tramway line before it closes. They are leaning out the windows of car number 303, and Flint is waving to the camera.

Owen Trout, Jr. recounts details about the University Park area of Denver, Colorado, including the local schools, the influence of the University of Denver on the neighborhood, and how the construction of I-25 (Denver's North-South Interstate Highway) affected the neighborhood. Trout also discusses the prospect of the construction of a light rail line as a means of providing alternate transportation from the neighborhood to other parts of Denver, Colorado.

Images related to the old University Park tram line in Denver, Colorado: 2 sets of black and white negatives with contact sheets of Streetcar #8 and old tram tracks being torn up on Evans Avenue. 1 black and white contact sheet without negatives of an old streetcar. 1 undated black and white print of Dewey Flint, Alfred C. Nelson, John Gorsuch, Judge Philip Gillian, and Francis Van Derur taking the last ride on the #8 University Park tramway line.

Exterior view of University of Denver's Carnegie Hall, Mary Reed Building and Tramway car in Denver, Colorado.

Exterior view of the No. 8 University Park tramway car in Denver, Colorado. The car is sitting on the tracks with a telephone line, trees, and a drugstore in the background.