A sunny Saturday morning in the spring of 1932 finds Schuylkill Valley no. 119 headed eastbound on Ridge Pike in Trooper, PA, returning from Collegeville. The 1902 Brill suburban car is signed for Main & Ford Streets, Norristown. When this photo was made, suburban sprawl hadn't yet reached Lower Providence Township. Ridge Pike was a two-lane highway through mostly undeveloped countryside. Today this location is congested with auto traffic, and lined with fast-food restaurants and used car lots.
Schuylkill Valley Transit 1902-built Brill no. 119 eastbound on Ridge Pike in Trooper.
May 14, 1932

photo by William Watts II