Transportation by Trolley
Time Frame: Early 1920s
By the beginning of the 1920s, a combination of automobile competition, poor financial condition of the streetcar industry, and an inability to meet riders' needs brought an end to this mode of transportation.
Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Transportation
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