Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Tram Tuesday - Marseille, France

Back in 2011 I posted a colorful scene of streetcars on La Canebière in Marseille. Here are some more cards showing scenes of Marseille that include streetcars. The earliest trams in Marseille began service in 1876 and were pulled by horses.  As in most other places, the system slowly transitioned to electric power.  This first card, circa 1900,  appears to show horse-drawn and electric trams operating side by side.


Here's a close-up.


The tram system in Marseille has operated continuously, although the cars today are very sleek and modern in comparison to the ones shown here.






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8 comments:

  1. Lisa BJuly 31, 2012 at 6:25 AM

    Beautiful scenes and beautiful architecture. How I wish I could time travel :)

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  2. HaddockJuly 31, 2012 at 7:40 AM

    Eventhough it is so old and in B&W the details are so clear.

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  3. PostcardyJuly 31, 2012 at 11:03 AM

    The one of Rue Cannebière has a lot of interesting details. It doesn't look very safe for all the people to be standing in the street like that, but maybe they were just standing there for the photograph.

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  4. Mr. PinskyJuly 31, 2012 at 1:21 PM

    In the last card, the Quai des Belges, the majority of those buildings are still there.

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  5. Cappuccinoandartjournal.blogspot.comJuly 31, 2012 at 2:38 PM

    Oh--I love Tram Tuesday. These are beautiful images and I wish I could walk around there too......

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  6. daisy69778July 31, 2012 at 5:45 PM

    I like tram tuesday too! Feel like I am right there on the street.

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  7. Archie TechtJuly 31, 2012 at 9:21 PM

    I want the top floor apartment in the building with the 'egg' on top... actually, maybe one floor down is better because it has all those balconies.

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  8. RuthJuly 31, 2012 at 11:37 PM

    Those trams mustn't have moved very fast. there is a gentleman meandering slowly across the street in the face of an oncoming tram, A kid standing really close to the rails...

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