Louisville's forgotten streetcar lines get new life from this artist
Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal Published 10:03 am UTC Feb. 2, 2021 The same day jockey Eddie Arcaro drove Citation to victory at the 74th Run for the Roses, a major form of public transportation in Louisville slammed on the brakes. Derby weekend 1948 may have been the first stop on the road to the Triple Crown for Citation but it was also the end of the line for the Louisville streetcar. "The system started to crumble in the late 1930s," said Louisville historian Tom Owens. "That main Fourth Street Line that took passengers to Churchill Downs was the last to shut down...
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