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"Streetcars were romantic" in a way that buses have never been, [Jim Pask] maintained. "Streetcars seem to represent the essence of a now-lost, more innocent life, that the city has left behind."
Another customer was Fred Janzen's late father Jacob, who farmed near Gretna and bought three streetcars off [Penner] for $150-$200 each. He later declared the purchase "a big mistake, one of my biggest mistakes," Fred said. "People also used them for hunting lodges, machine shops, chicken coops."Janzen cars also have the solid cherrywood panelling and oak framing. "These things were made to last back in 1909," said [Steven Stothers]. Stothers also found an old sign that warned passengers not to distract the motorman: Information gladly given but no visiting please.See the full content of this document
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Farm Fields Yield City History
Streetcars spawn heritage project
NEAR WINKLER -- Peter Heide never did find a use for a pair of streetcars his uncle purchased for $350 back in 1955."There were a lot of cats born un...See the full content of this document
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