Streetcars were the primary way to move around Saskatoon and Regina for the first part of the 20th century. The cars were attached to overhead electric lines and ran along a rail system through downtown in both cities.

  • Yardy Sardley
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    4 months ago

    Car-centric city building took off in the late 1940s, and like many, many other cities, Saskatoon decided to dismantle their streetcar system in favour of having a couple extra lanes for car traffic.