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When Tuscaloosa gave up its electric trolley system, the cars were sold to the city of Montreal, Canada, in 1942. The postcard shows one of the cars in use in 1948. The information on the back of the postcard is shown.

The history of…

A crowd gathers outside the Chevrolet dealership on 6th Street in Tuscaloosa. The building was used by The Tuscaloosa News when the dealership moved to a location on Greensboro Avenue near the Black Warrior River.

The man with his hand on the…

Two trolleys collide at Lawn Station in front of the old Druid City Hospital on the UA campus. Streetcar 48 was hit by the other streetcar.

Streetcar service began in 1883 with the arrival of the town’s first horsecar trolley. Operated by the…

Two trolleys collide at Lawn Station in front of the old Druid City Hospital on the University of Alabama campus. Streetcar 48 was hit by the other streetcar.

Streetcar service began in 1883 with the arrival of the town’s first horsecar trolley.…

Two trolleys collide at Lawn Station in front of the old Druid City Hospital on the University of Alabama campus. Streetcar 48 was hit by the other streetcar.

Streetcar service began in 1883 with the arrival of the town’s first horsecar trolley.…

Mobile & Ohio train wreck near the city limits of Tuscaloosa around 6th Street, 7th Street & 8th Street bridges near Capitol Park.

The Alabama Great Southern Depot was located at 2105 Greensboro Avenue where the current (2017) Amtrak Station is located. This building was replaced with the current structure.

This train served the University of Alabama campus with a depot that was located approximately where the parking deck on campus is located today.The track ran parallel and north of what is now Campus Drive and followed the fence that was in front of…

On January 11,1896, the first towboat - the "Baltimore" of Demopolis - passed under the drawbridge and into safe anchor in Lock No. 1.

A large party of Tuscaloosa and Northport people including ladies and gentlemen, as well as small boys and…

In the 1940s, most students did not have their own vehicles. At Tom's U Drive Its, which was located on the University of Alabama strip, students could rent cars for a limited amount of time. This was very popular for weekend outings and dates.