For today’s Throwback Thursday we look at transportation of the old days in Ballard. Many of the bus routes we use in Ballard – the 15, 17, 18 and 28 – were once routes that were used by the city’s streetcar tracks. Ballard’s trolley-line was developed in 1914 according to History Link, and the streetcar was king until the early 40s – the last Seattle streetcar completed its final run on April 13, 1941.
Maud Reid Adams standing on Ballard Bridge in 1920. She is wearing a fur coat, hat, skirt, and high lace boots. The bridge is steel with a trolley and another vehicle in the background. There is also a control tower in the background.
1900 negative of postcard print of the conductor and motorman on the Fremont-Ballard trolley line, car #551. Both men are wearing uniforms.
A black and white original print of streetcar #624 to Ballard Beach in 1910. Possibly taken on corner of NW 65th Street and 32nd Avenue NW. Driver and passenger visible.
Black and white photo of Ballard Avenue in 1932. Trolley car is running down street.
All photos courtesy the Ballard Historical Society
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