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FORMER D.S.R. CARBARNS & BUS GARAGES (R)
(A listing of streetcar barns and bus garages built or acquired by the City of Detroit since 1921)
THE D.S.R. ADMINISTRATION BLDG (AND SHOEMAKER PROPERTY ODDITIES)
THE D.S.R HIGHLAND PARK TERMINAL (coming soon!)
THE D.S.R WYOMING TERMINAL
(A listing of streetcar barns and bus garages built or acquired by the City of Detroit since 1921)
THE D.S.R. ADMINISTRATION BLDG (AND SHOEMAKER PROPERTY ODDITIES)
THE D.S.R HIGHLAND PARK TERMINAL (coming soon!)
THE D.S.R WYOMING TERMINAL
| THE D.S.R. YEARS |
| Detroiters can be seen climbing aboard a Michigan-Gratiot PCC streetcar on Monroe Street in downtown Detroit back in 1955, while DSR buses were also at work. The City of Detroit's owned and operated transit system operated as the Department of Street Railways (DSR) from the years 1922 to 1974. |
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(Please click-on the following links below for articles on the Detroit DSR)
FROM STEEL WHEELS TO RUBBER TIRES: D.S.R. RAIL LINE ABANDONMENTS (1937-1956)
(A listing of the dates when DSR streetcar lines were abandoned and converted to motor buses)
D.S.R. RAIL LINE ROUTE MAP: STREETCAR LINES - 1941
(Copy of 1941 DSR Streetcar Route Map, courtesy of the Schramm Collection)
D.S.R. (Sept 1950) RAIL & BUS ROUTE MAP: 1950 DSR Route Map
THE "MISS DSR" CAMPAIGN
D.S.R. "STOP-FINDER" SIGN MAP (R)
D.S.R.'s FIRST BUS STOP SHELTER (R)
D.S.R. ROUTES & NUMBERS – 1966-1974 (R)
(A listing of the dates when DSR streetcar lines were abandoned and converted to motor buses)
D.S.R. RAIL LINE ROUTE MAP: STREETCAR LINES - 1941
(Copy of 1941 DSR Streetcar Route Map, courtesy of the Schramm Collection)
D.S.R. (Sept 1950) RAIL & BUS ROUTE MAP: 1950 DSR Route Map
THE "MISS DSR" CAMPAIGN
D.S.R. "STOP-FINDER" SIGN MAP (R)
D.S.R.'s FIRST BUS STOP SHELTER (R)
D.S.R. ROUTES & NUMBERS – 1966-1974 (R)
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| A look back at the History of Public Transportation in and around the City of Detroit. |
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THE D.S.R. ERA:
THE EARLY D.S.R. YEARS (1922--1935) (coming later)
THE MIDDLE D.S.R. YEARS (1935--1945) (coming later)
THE POST WW-II D.S.R. YEARS (1945--1960) (coming later)
THE LATER D.S.R. YEARS (1960--1974) (coming later)
THE MIDDLE D.S.R. YEARS (1935--1945) (coming later)
THE POST WW-II D.S.R. YEARS (1945--1960) (coming later)
THE LATER D.S.R. YEARS (1960--1974) (coming later)
D.S.R. MISCELLANEOUS:
DETROIT'S ELECTRIC TROLLEY-BUS YEARS: (coming soon)
INTRO: Just What Is A "Trolley-bus"?
Part 1 - The First Trackless Trolley-Buses in Detroit
Part 2 - Warren Avenue "Crosstown" Operation
Part 3 - Grand River Avenue Operation
Part 1 - The First Trackless Trolley-Buses in Detroit
Part 2 - Warren Avenue "Crosstown" Operation
Part 3 - Grand River Avenue Operation
D.S.R. TERMINAL & CARBARN HISTORY:
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