Phoenix had a streetcar system during most of the first half of the 20th Century, first drawn by horses, later electrified. I'd be suspicious of the 1947 barn fire that destroyed most of the streetcar fleet if it had been the first time; a similar fire in 1910 also devastated the fleet. 1/2
David HoIs everyone aware of the General Motors streetcar conspiracy? In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.