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A project designed to improve roadways in Sea Isle City before the height of summer traffic has revealed an interesting look into the shore resort's past transportation methods.

The county project is digging into Landis Avenue from John F. Kennedy Boulevard to 57th Street. Underneath the worn-out pavement are tracks from a trolley system that was active at the beginning of the 20th century.

The trolleys used to take residents and vacationers along the length of Sea Isle City all the way to Townsends Inlet, according to Jim Terruso, chief financial officer for the city.

Great quote, "It was like a little transportation system."


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Having just returned from a little weekend vacation in a small "destination" town, with (once) historic, narrow, overcrowded (with autos) streets, it would be a welcome site to see the abandoned trolley tracks put back into service. Just require visitors to leave their cars at a remote parking facility and take the trolley (or walk or bike) into town. Just like the days when having a family car was a luxury, not a necessity.
Most of the streets of many of these "old town" locations were built with trolleys, horse and buggy and the occasional model "T" in mind. Certainly not for huge SUV's and massive trucks that clog not only the streets, but block and overwhelm the charming image of the historic building facades.

This would be a perfect situation to let history repeat itself.

Bruce Mowbray
Springville, PA