launched in 1996 by Mike Szilagyi, occasionally updated and expanded

Mike with sons Eric and Mark, volunteering for the "Black Friday Trolley"
in Chestnut Hill, November 29, 2002.
photo by Dave Horwitz

It all started simply enough with this snapshot...

About a year later... what's a kid from the suburbs to do when the transit system's shut down by a strike?
Well bicycle to the trolleys of course. 25 miles from Audubon, PA to Luzerne Depot in North Philly.
The bike's a steel 1974 Schwinn Varsity, 27" wheels/27" frame.
The film is Kodachrome, but the camera was a 110 "pocket camera" -- not exactly sharp.
But I love these blurry old photos maybe more than the sharp ones my new 35mm camera would take.

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