Description
California Audiovisual Preservation Project (CAVPP)
Amateur video footage of the opening day ceremony of the streetcar, or trolley, at History Park in San Jose, on April 11, 1988. This marked the first time a street railroad car had operated in San Jose since they were discontinued 50 years earlier. Ron Diridon, of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, opened the ceremony with an introduction about the history of streetcars in San Jose and the donors who made this occasion possible. The trolley ran along tracks within History Park, most of which were donated from local contractors. Footage from inside and outside the trolley, local people who came to participate.
Amateur video footage of the opening day ceremony of the streetcar, or trolley, at History Park in San Jose, on April 11, 1988. This marked the first time a street railroad car had operated in San Jose since they were discontinued 50 years earlier. Ron Diridon, of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, opened the ceremony with an introduction about the history of streetcars in San Jose and the donors who made this occasion possible. The trolley ran along tracks within History Park, most of which were donated from local contractors. Footage from inside and outside the trolley, local people who came to participate.