Cleveland Streetcar and Shaker Heights Rapid Transit (Circa 1950)

These films were on a VHS tape I've had in my collection for almost 30 years, and I've always wanted to know a.) Who filmed these (obviously it's the person narrating the tape), and b.) Do/Did they have more? Films of Cleveland's streetcar system are kind of rare. The last route was the #19 line (Public Square to Riverside Dr. in Lakewood via. Detroit Ave.-W 65th St.-Madison Ave.) whose last run was in January 1954.

The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit (now RTA's Blue/Green Lines) have been in operation in some form or another since 1913. Some of the PCC cars ran into the 1980s, and the Breda cars that replaced them are still running today.

It's pretty obvious the narrator simply pointed a camera at a screen and ran the films on a projector while narrating, so the quality really isn't the best, but the films and his commentary are priceless.

More info on Cleveland streetcars can be found here. http://www.tundria.com/trams/USA/Clev...