Pontiac and Sylvan Lake DUR Interurban (c1900)
Pontiac and Sylvan Lake Interurban (c1900)
Object ID: 2002-001-571
Date: 1900-1920
Collection: Train, TransportationSubjects: people, photographic, print
D.U.R. Auto Stop Inn – Car 7135 – (Cave Postcard)
Object ID: 2002-001-570
Collection: Train, TransportationSubjects: cabinet, people, photograph
D.U.R. Auto Stop Inn – Car 7135 – (Cave Postcard). Includes Ice Cream Parlor restaurant, Cigarettes, Cigars, and Tobaccos, Cracker Jacks and Soft Drinks. The following excerpt describes an earlier time at this location along Seminary Road before the DUR. James [Strong] originally was a fruit farmer and later ran a livery stable on Seminary Road near the old Military Academy [MMA]. Most of his business was taking the families of cadets back and forth to the train at Pontiac. Dress parades and drills also attracted sightseers from Pontiac and no doubt contributed to business. Frances ran a small confectionary store with the cadets buying her homemade pies, cookies and other sweets. She may also have been postmistress for a time. Treacy Memoirs
Trolley Info Page – North to Pontiac
Object ID: 2002-001-569
Collection: Orchard Lake, Train, TransportationSubjects: people, photographic, print
DUR Trolley Info Page – North to Pontiac