Streetcar lines grew and prospered in Dallas from 1872 until the 1920s.  Automobile competition siphoned many of their riders away, but ridership soared again during World War II .  After the war, the trolleys entered an era of gradual attrition, and they were abandoned by 1956.  Amazingly, in 1989, the nonprofit McKinney Avenue Transit Authority (MATA ) returned restored vintage trolley cars to the city in the Uptown neighborhood near downtown.  MATA evolved from a tourist attraction into a true transit company and became the M-Line.  Since then, the area has experienced rapid growth and is now home to midrise office buildings and upscale apartments.​
Softcover, 6 x 9, 128 pgs