One lifetime. Generations of memories.
A timeline of streetcar service in Denver.
1871 – Horsedrawn streetcars begin service
1888 – Denver Tramway Company begins cable car service1889 – Horsedrawn streetcars end service
1900 – Last cable car converted to electric trolley
Tramway Powerhouse in 1903, now REI (Courtesy Denver Public Library)
1901 – Tramway Power facility opens
1919 – Buses begin service
16th Street Viaduct circa 1915 (Courtesy Denver Public Library)
1929 – Denver Tramway buys out start-up bus companies
1945 – World War II ends, personal automobile sales increase dramatically
1950 – Streetcar service ends
12th & Broadway date unknown (Courtesy John Hammond)
1971 – Remnants of Denver Tramway Company sold to the City of Denver
1974 – Regional Transportation District created
1994 – Light rail begins service, bringing back a taste of what was
Convention Center Station opening December 2004
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