streetcar
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streetcars
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noun
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Origin of streetcar
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Kylee Loera’s mostly black-and-white projections strategically added atmospheric images, including the eponymous streetcar; Eric Southern’s lighting zeroed in on Blanche—in different colors—whenever she slipped into reverie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
When the next streetcar rolls in, the upper deck fills with a gaggle of schoolgirls, squabbling over who gets the window seat closest to the sea breeze.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
The commuters in “Le Métro” hark back to his early streetcar scenes but now there’s an air of mystery to the straphangers, with the central figure’s face obscured and bisected by a subway pole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
An-My, you chose Robert Frank’s picture of a streetcar in New Orleans, taken that year.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
He learned how to make it go faster, then faster, and the streetcar screamed along with us through the deserted city.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
The fair featured electric lighting and electric streetcars powered by hydroelectricity generated by Niagara Falls, reflecting a moment when electricity was beginning to move from novelty toward widespread utility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Now, Egyptians young and old have flocked for farewell rides, before the streetcars come to a halt in April.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Scranton’s nickname, “Electric City,” stems from its being one of the first places in the U.S. to have electric streetcars.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025
Art students paint the trams and local bands perform in the streetcars.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2024
Here everything was colors to me: the red clang of the streetcars, blue music from phonographs, silver laughter of people.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
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