Streetcars Coming to Lynden
A new franchise agreement promises to connect Lynden via electric rail by next spring.
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A franchise was granted to the Whatcom County Traction Co. to lay its track along the streets of Lynden at the special meeting of the council last Friday evening. According to the franchise, the street cars must be in operation by May 9, 1909, and the company agrees to plank the track on Front Street between Third and Sixth streets.
“The street cars must be in operation by May 9, 1909.”
Early 20th-century development in Lynden was driven by the promise of electric traction, reflecting the same pressure to grow infrastructure that defines today's transit discussions. While the streetcars are long gone, the basic street grid they once served remains the town's core.
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