Toonerville trolley louisville ky

In the slumbering hamlet of Betzwood, Pennsylvania, lies the rotting remains of the most famous trolley in America -- the Toonerville Trolley. Its wheels, pole, and controller handle have long since been removed, leaving only the empty, worm-eaten car body. Moreover, the abandoned field wherein the trolley rests was formerly a relatively large and prosperous motion picture studio.

The origin of this trolley was more or less accidental. A young newspaper cartoonist, Fontaine Fox, lived on the old Brook Street car line (now discontinued) in Louisville, Kentucky. For years this route had been getting the cast-off equipment from the trunk lines until it became the joke of the town. Finally, the managing editor of the local paper asked Fox to draw some sketches caricaturing the antiquated vehicles. This he did, and in so doing, cast the germ for the Toonerville Trolley.

It was not, however, until some ten years later that the famous electric car appeared as a regular cartoon. The direct reason was a trip the cartoonist made in Westchester County, New York, on a shuttle line from Pelham Station to Pelham Manor. On this line plied a small, single-truck, one-man car. But what pleased Fox the most was the accommodation motorman and the solicitude

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WELCOME!

Toonerville Trolley Neighborhood Association (TTNA) is one of 13 neighborhood associations in Old Louisville and takes its whimsical name from the "Toonerville Trolley" comic strip based on the short Brook Street Line that ran from 1915 until 1930. TTNA’s boundaries of First, Brook and Floyd Streets from Kentucky Street to Hill Street and all adjacent cross streets make it the largest association geographically within the Old Louisville historic district, which currently boasts the largest collection of Victorian-era buildings in the nation. 

TTNA’s primary goals include:

• Unifying residents and business owners.

• Beautification efforts.

• Neighborhood improvement with respect to traffic flow and design, high quality police and fire protection, zoning and enforcement.

• Preserving the neighborhood’s historic and architectural character.

• Fostering a cooperative community spirit in the area with other neighborhood groups in the Old Louisville Neighborhood Council, and throughout the city.

TTNA is a non-profit organization. For more information, wander about and hopefully many of your questions will be answered. If not, contact us via email and we will surely be able to help you (or misdirect you to someone who can't!).

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