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August 04, 2006
Riding on a Streetcar Named Desire
Last weekend, we took a trip the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum in Washington, Pa.
We saw a little film on the history of trolleys and streetcars and then got to see seven or eight streetcars from the early 20th century. The tour guide was really funny. He told us that streetcars used to take people to Kennywood Park in the 30s and 40s. So the kids would stuff their gobs with candy, pop and popcorn in the park all day and then all clamor onto the streetcar for the ride home. Now, a ride in a streetcar back then was not the smoothest ride you ever had. After the bumping and the swaying and the rocking, well…. you can imagine the scene!
Joanna got a real kick out of the vintage advertisements in the trolleys: from WWII time, Cold War time, and the good old days when Victrola made childhood happier.
Then we got to take a ride on the actual Streetcar Named Desire from New Orleans! It was a whistle blowing, bell clanging, Stella-yelling good time.
After we left the museum we found some blackberry patches along the road. We parked the car and picked some and got in touch with nature. Joanna was a bit more nostalgic for tramps through the woods and other suburbian "wish we lived in the country" almost redneck childhood outings, so she didn't mind the brambles quite as much. The shiny blackberries were merged with peaches and ice cream to form a reward for the scratched-up, weary adventurers.
Pittsburgh | By Tim and Jo | 11:04 PM
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If Joanna wants a getaway live-in-the-country experience, ya best take me up on my standing invitation to come visit for a week!
Posted by: karen Paddison at August 7, 2006 01:51 PM