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Baltimore Streetcars in 1915

Eight photographs from 1915 show streetcars and streets across Baltimore, from Caroline Street to Linden Avenue.

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Source: Digital Maryland.

Digital Maryland has an amazing collection of historical photos and manuscripts that you should check out. Here is a particularly fascinating series of photos from 1915 showing the streetcars of the city. These eight photos are from the first volume of a three-volume set of images capturing Baltimore streets and streetcars, most likely at the request of the president of the United Railways & Electric Company.

Caroline Street & Eastern Avenue

Streetcar tracks under construction along a Baltimore street
Source: Digital Maryland.

Caroline Street & Bank Street

Exposed streetcar track framework beside a row of houses
Source: Digital Maryland.

Falls Rd. near Hillside Rd.

Streetcar tracks running past houses and utility poles
Source: Digital Maryland.

Preston & Wolfe St. Bridge

Bridge spanning a street and railway tracks
Source: Digital Maryland.

Lexington St. & Little Sharp St.

Lexington St. & Charles St.

Automobiles and a truck on a street lined with shops
Source: Digital Maryland.

Edmondson Ave.

Streetcar tracks passing rowhouses and an industrial building
Source: Digital Maryland.

Linden Ave.

Work crew and equipment beside streetcar tracks
Source: Digital Maryland.

Click on any of the images for a much larger, detailed version. They’re all quite amazing.

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