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2002 Death - Kim Hunter, actress, movie version of A Streetcar Named Desire,

1992 Event - "Streetcar Named Desire" closes at Ethel Barrymore New York City after 137 perf

1992 Event - "Streetcar Named Desire" opens at Ethel Barrymore New York City for 137 performances

1982 Death - Lehman Engel, U.S. composer (Streetcar Named Desire), dies at 71

1982 Event - Waterfront streetcar begins operating in Seattle

1982 Death - Rudy Bond, actor (Streetcar Named Desire), dies of heart attack at 68

1980 Event - K-Ingleside streetcar converts to METRO service (SF)

1974 Death - Edna Lewis Thomas, U.S. actress (Streetcar Named Desire), dies at 88

1963 Event - Los Angeles ends streetcar service after 90 years

1956 Event - Brooklyn, New York ends streetcar service

1947 Event - Tennessee Williams' "Streetcar Named Desire," premieres in New York City

1945 Event - LA Railway (with 5 streetcar lines) forced to close

1944 Event - M-Ocean View streetcar resumes service and is extended to Market St

1937 Event - WPA extends L-Taraval streetcar to San Francisco Zoo (at Sloat Blvd)

1930 Event - 1st tieless, soundless, shockless streetcar tracks, New Orleans

1918 Event - Twin Peaks Tunnel longest (11,920') streetcar tunnel begins service

1910 Birthday - Lehman Engel, Jackson, Mississippi, conductor/comp, Streetcar Named Desire

1909 Birthday - Elia Kazan, Constaninople Turkey, director, Streetcar Named Desire

1895 Event - Los Angeles Railway established to provide streetcar service

1885 Event - Leo Daft opens America's 1st coml operated electric streetcar (Balt)

1858 Event - Streetcar patented (E A Gardner of Philadelphia)

1832 Event - 1st streetcar railway in America starts operating (New York City) (12 cent fare)

1832 Event - 1st streetcar (horse-drawn) (John Mason) debuts in New York City; fare 12 cents rode on 4th Avenue between Prince and 14th Streets













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