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We Bet Simon Schoon on Street Car Line Fate
A lively note from 1913 recalls gossip about a street car line to Riverdale and the Indiana avenue bridge. Officials and engineers declare progress, but a bet mocks the project’s year end outcome as work continues and optimism mounts.
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Pe Pointer
Werever Tiggktebind
Simon P. Schoon
Riverdale
Indiana Avenue Bridge
Baldwin
Illinois Central
A. L. Drum
Block
Vandenberg
Simon
Guesa
Schoon
Eiffel Tower
138Th Street
Leyden Avenue
Henry Gunedaker