The Thirty-Year War

A History of Detroit's Streetcars, 1892–1922

Neil J. Lehto (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

337 Seiten

2017
Michigan State University Press (Verlag)
978-1-61186-230-0 (ISBN)

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Streetcars played an especially important role in society around the turn of the twentieth century in Detroit, in part because of the downtown hub-and-spoke design of its main streets. During this period the streetcar was the main mode of transportation for the average citizen, as horse-drawn carriages and automobiles were not found outside of the upper class. Control over streetcar franchises was highly coveted—this control was simultaneous with having power over how and where people were transported throughout the city, making it an incredible political tool. The Thirty-Year War was a battle waged between 1892 and 1922 by the City of Detroit against the politically powerful and deeply entrenched corporations that owned streetcar franchises for control of the city’s streetway system. This compelling history shows how and why the owners of monopoly franchises of great public utilities such as bridges, street railways, electricity, natural gas, and cable television will protect and defend their privilege against public ownership or control, and is an example of how one city successfully fought back.

Neil J. Lehto is an attorney in southeastern Michigan who specializes in representing Michigan cities, townships, and villages in various cable television, public utility, municipal franchise, and telecommunications tower matters.

Contents Introduction Chapter 1. Before the Thirty-Year War Chapter 2. The Hendrie Streetcar Era Chapter 3. Beginning of the Thirty-Year War Chapter 4. The Progressive Era Chapter 5. From the Streets to the Hallways Chapter 6. The Lawyers Battle Chapter 7. Competitive Fight Really Begins Chapter 8. Three-Cent Fares or Municipal Ownership Chapter 9. Every Mayor Had a Three-Cent Fare Plan Chapter 10. On Driving a Hard Bargain Chapter 11. Nobody Stood Up Chapter 12. The Detroit Streetcar Parade Notes Bibliography Index

Erscheinungsdatum	16.02.2017
Zusatzinfo	55
Verlagsort	East Lansing, MI
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
ISBN-10	1-61186-230-2 / 1611862302
ISBN-13	978-1-61186-230-0 / 9781611862300
Zustand	Neuware