This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Trolleyville preserves Cleveland streetcar era history
In Olmsted Township near Cleveland a former businessman created Trolleyville U S A to preserve electric railcars. The Gerald E Brookins Museum houses 35 street cars on nearly 3 miles of track, with artifacts from 1896 to 1924, a 1900 depot, and plans for a model railroad. The not for profit site draws visitors from around the world and marked 20 years of operation this year aiming for 6 000 visitors.
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Olmsted
Cleveland
Trolleyville
U.S.A
Gerald E. Brookins
Brookins
Columbia Park
Alice
Mark Brookins
Mark
Chicago Aurora & Elgin
Berea
B&o
Canada
Europe
United States
Tralleyville
Toledo Traction & Light Company
Bob Greglak
Bill Leisher
Olmsted Township
C-T
Anne L. Smith