Moment in Time (originally submitted to ThisWeek News for publication May 19, 2004)

One of the keys to the development of the Grandview Heights, Marble Cliff and Arlington communities was the completion of the trolley line from downtown to the Tri-Village area. An ad in a local development brochure indicated that the trolley could make the trip from downtown, up what is now Goodale Blvd, up the Broadview Hill, west on First Avenue, and north on Arlington to Fifth Avenue in just 15 minutes. This photo is from a 1908 postcard of a trolley motorman, identified only as "Will".