From Pocket History of Orlando Florida. Orlando Centennial 1875-1975.
Orlando Street Railway circa 1900.
In the year 1886 a street railway franchise was granted to J. M. Saunders and others. The franchise was signed for the city by F. S. Chapman, president of the council. The speed of the mule drawn cars was set at six miles per hour and the driver was ordered to stop at all street crossings to allow pedestrians to cross streets.
The street railway operated on Orange Avenue and Central Avenue, on Church Street to railroad station, and around the west side of Lake Lucerne via America Street to the original fair grounds west of the railroad on Parramore Street. The “Big Freeze” of 1894-95 put both the railway and the fair “out of business.”
This street car model was handcrafted by James Stoll of Orlando. Two models currently reside in the Orlando Public Library.
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Its so good to see this on display. My Dad love Orlando and would be happy it is at a good home. It looks just the same as I remember when he designed and built it. The colors are correct. too. He asked a very old gentleman from the area who actually remembered the colors because as a child, he got into some poison and was rushed to the doctor on this trolley.
Lori Stoll-Westlake
Greetings Ms. Stoll-Westlak! It is an honor to have you comment on this post. One of the models is in a large display case on the first floor of the downtown Orlando Public Library in what we currently call Library Central and the other is on the 4th floor on top of the historical microfilm collection cabinets. It is so nice of you to share this information with us all! THE ORLANDO MEMORY TEAM