It's a blast from Savannah's past.
Starting today a trolley will be providing transportation along River Street.
"3 On Your Side" Community Reporter Alice Massimi hopped a ride with one Savannah man who has a special place in his heart for this piece of history.
Theodore Page has a special place in his heart for Savannah's Streetcars.
"And that's my dad there," says Page pointing to a picture of his father dressed in uniform.
For close to thirty-five years, Page's dad was a streetcar conductor.
"He rode a run called Abercorn and Barnard and Bay Street and Victory Drive."
He was actually the last conductor to drive a streetcar on Savannah's streets... That is, until today.
Enjoying the view and the smooth ride, Page admits this streetcar is a lot quieter than what he remembers.
"Very loud, clanking noise and the metal against metal, you could understand each other when you were inside but it made a lot of noise."
At close to ten cents a ride, page says the streetcar was the main mode of travel in Savannah.
"A lot of people didn't have cars in those days and they were glad to see that rumbling boxcar come down the street. It was a peculiar looking vehicle."
Born in 1917, Page is almost ninety-two years old, and admits while times have changed, the memories have not.
"It was something that brought back memories to me and to a lot of people I am sure."
Sitting where he used to sit many years ago, Page says he feels like a king today, a king taking a ride down memory lane one more time.
The trolley is part of the city's D.O.T. system.
It stops at seven places along River Street.
DOT is Savannah's fare-free downtown transportation system.
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