Trolley tours of downtown Albany
Because trolleys: The Irish American Heritage Museum in Albany is hosting horse-drawn trolley tours of Albany starting this Saturday, June 25. Tickets are $25 and available online.
Tour blurbage:
A local Historian will walk you through some great points of interest. Did you know that Herman Melville, author, wrote Moby Dick while staying here in Albany or the very first basketball game was played right here at the then YMCA on Pearl Street? Of course there will be a bit of Irish history told as well! Come and enjoy some local history and relax as we bring you back in time all while riding on a horse drawn trolley. This ride is approximately 1 1/2hr long ~ bring your cameras and enjoy Albany as we bring you back in History.
As we've mentioned before, trolleys had a long history in Albany and the Capital District. And the first trolleys, which started operating in the 1860s, were drawn by horses. Check out these historical photos of Albany and Schenectady.
The horse-drawn era didn't last long -- the local trolleys started switching over to electric power in the 1890s. And by the 1940s, the local trolley system was discontinued in favor of buses.
Earlier on AOA:
+ Riding the trolley -- everywhere
+ Thinking about Capital Region light rail
photo via Irish American Heritage Museum FB
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