1909 Public Notice Regarding the Pelham Manor Trolley Line that Inspired the Toonerville Trolley of the Toonerville Folks Comic Strip

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Below is an image of a public notice published in the July 19, 1909 issue of The Sun.  The notice indicates that the Westchester Electric Railroad Company made application to the Board of Trustees of the Village of Pelham Manor "to build, construct, maintain

More on the Extension of the Pelham Manor Trolley Line in 1910 -- The Toonerville Trolley Line

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The Pelham Manor trolley line inspired Fontaine Fox to create the Toonerville Trolley portrayed in his long-running "Toonverville Folks" comic strip.  Until Labor Day, 1910, that trolley line ended on Pelhamdale Avenue near today's Grant Avenue, only a few

Opening of the Extension of the Pelham Manor Trolley Line in 1910 -- The Toonerville Trolley Line

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The Pelham Manor trolley line inspired Fontaine Fox to create the Toonerville Trolley portrayed in his long-running Toonverville Folks comic strip.  Until Labor Day, 1910, that trolley line ended on Pelhamdale Avenue near today's Grant Avenue, only a few

Attack on the Toonerville Trolley Line by Strikers in 1916

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Pelham and nearby localities suffered through a violent, months-long strike of trolley line workers in 1916.  In October of that year, the Westchester Electric Railroad Company decided to try to reopen the strike-closed line between New Rochelle and Mount

October 19, 1898 Report that the Tracks of the Toonerville Trolley Line Had Been Laid in Pelham

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Occasionally I have written about the "Toonerville Trolley" and its ties to Pelham.  For a few examples, see:

Wed., March 25, 2009:  Another Brief Account by Fontaine Fox Describing Trolley in Pelham Manor as Inspiration for Toonerville Trolley Comic Strip.

List of Trolley Lines in the Town of Pelham in 1918

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Trolley tracks once criss-crossed the Town of Pelham and connected the Town with the entire New York metropolitan area.  A report published in 1918 detailed, among other things, trolley lines in the Public Service Commission First District owned by The

Village of Pelham Trustees Grant Franchise Necessary for the Pelham Manor Trolley that Inspired the Toonerville Trolley

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Below is the text of an article published in 1898 describing a decision by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Pelham (i.e., Pelham Heights, not today's Village of Pelham) to grant a franchise to the Union Electric Railway Company to operate a trolley line

Another Brief Account by Fontaine Fox Describing Trolley in Pelham Manor as Inspiration for Toonerville Trolley Comic Strip

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.Occasionally I have written about the "Toonerville Trolley" and its ties to Pelham. For a few examples, see:Mon., March 5, 2007: An Ode to the Toonerville Trolley and Its Skipper Published in 1921.Wed., November 15, 2006: Another Letter by Fontaine Fox Describing