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Metadata
Object Name |
Reminiscence |
Title |
Memories (Riding the Interurban): Griffin-Davis, Frances [Cook] |
Event |
2000 Open House at the IRM |
Date |
2000, 6 February |
Scope & Content |
History solicited during a 6 February 2000 Open House at the Plano Interurban Rail Museum. Last Name: Griffin-Davis First Name: Frances Maiden Name: Cook City of Residence: Richardson Photos willing to Share: Several of my pictures are already at the museum. Other Comments: form filled out by son, Randy Griffin. 1.What city were you residing in at the time you rode the Interurban? McKinney 2.What city did you most often travel to when you rode the interurban? Dallas 3.Did you travel alone, with family, or friends? With family 4.At what age do you first remember riding the Interurban? What memory do you have? 8 or 9 years old 5.What impressed you the most about the Interurban? $1.25 for round trip to Dallas 6.Was the Interurban comfortable? 50-50 Was it cold in winter? cool Hot in summer? yes What was it like in the rain? No problem 7.Do you remember the style of dress you and others wore when you rode the Interurban? Casual clothes of the day 8.Did you travel to Dallas to shop? To eat? Texas State Fair? Sporting Events? Work? Shop, mostly for fun. 9.Did any other family members ride the Interurban for other purposes? Father was a motorman. Mother and sister rode occasionally. Mother met father as a passenger on Interurban. 10.Did anyone travel with pets? No 11.What were the conductors like? [no response] How were you treated while riding the Interurban? Service was ok 12.Did you have problems with cancellations or delays due to malfunctions or weather? Not that I recall. 13.Do you remember any humorous stories about riding the Interurban? Had to stop for livestock quite often. Car carried football players to Denison once and got eggs thrown at it. 14.What effect did the Interurban have on you when it stopped running? Sad. Father lost his job. Sat on porch and watched as rails were removed. Died shortly thereafter. 15.How did the transition to other forms of transportation effect your life, family and friends? Went to Dallas less often. Father was B. C.Cook. Started working as a motorman in [approximately]1905. That was the only job he ever had and he worked until it closed. He drove the last car that ran. The tracks were removed a couple of years later, and he sat on the porch and watched as the tracks were removed. He died shortly thereafter. |
Search Terms |
IRM 2000 Open House Memoirs Oral History |
Collection |
City of Plano Collection |
Catalog Number |
CP.2000.GC.1-11 |