& ~ Wednesday, Juty 4, 1990 - North Shore News

Streetcar
could
transform
Lonsdale
area

Dear Editor:

The suggestion that old streetcar
#153, that was in service up and
down Lonsdale until 1947, might
be soon restored and put into ser-
vice is an outstanding idea.

Both loca! government and local
merchants should jump at the
chance to help share the costs to
restore and implement this great
heritage piece. If you stop to
think about it for a moment,
Lonsdale, especially lower Lons-
dale, has the San Francisco-like
grades for such a vehicle. It could
prove to be a great tourist attrac-
tion and would inevitably enhance
the business for local merchants.

The potential traffic problems it
might pose would be minimal, I
think, as the idea would be to
serve lower Lonsdale and the
Quay area. To reconstruct the
original tracks and so on alf the
way up Lonsdale would be in-
credibly costly and would indeed
pose traffic problems.

The opportunity is there to
transform lower Lonsdale into a
unique heritage area, something
stopping just short of a theme
park. The SeaBus, the bus loop
and interconnecting roads are
ideal for bringing people into this
area as they already do.

On a shared cost basis, even
with public donations being ac-
cepted, this ‘‘Streetcar named
Lonsdale 153’’ could prove to be
a real boost to the area and mer-
chants. It would also add a lot
more character to an area that al-
ready has character.

T.E. Peck
Vancouver

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