Kitchener, Ontario Trolleybus Scenes - 1971

[@retrove4423]

Would have loved to experience life during this time! Life just seemed more simpler then today! Such a beautiful time & era. Cheers for giving me a glimpse into the past through these beautiful restored photos!!

[@tassiebaz]

Hi Retrove, Thanks for watching and for your complimentary words. The good old days were just that, GOOD. I'm glad you enjoyed the presentation and appreciate you taking the time to tell me. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.

[@andrewunjo158]

Berkeley Tavern. Red Barn. The Kmart at Waterloo Square. Thanks for the blast from the past!

[@tassiebaz]

Hi Andre, Thanks for watching and for your comment. Glad you enjoyed it. Regards, tassiebaz.

[@chillywilly7299]

I was thinking about the berkley tavern.

[@stevelauda5435]

@@andrewunjo158 Kmart restaurant in Waterloo Square ⬛️ made the best fries 🍟 so crispy!

[@ninjacrumbs]

At 3:00 you see Fashion Annex....my grandmother used to work there, bless her soul. I was born in 75 right near downtown, and yeah, 71 is a little different, but man those feelings flooding back. It sucks you can never go back.

[@tassiebaz]

Hi Ninja Crumb, Yeah, we all love the good old days when we think back to how they were. Thanks for watching and sharing your memories. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.

[@TheShamusOfSlots]

Always fun to see my hometown! I stil live in Kitchener today! I subscribed!

[@tassiebaz]

Hi The Shamus of Slots, Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment and subscribe. Stay well and all the best for 2022. Cheers, tassiebaz.

[@larzonya]

Well done! Thanks for sharing this! Brings back a lot of old memories.

[@tassiebaz]

Hi larzonya, Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. Stay well. Regards, tassiebaz.

[@carlbusque1856]

Did not know this, buses built in Thunder Bay, most likely, thanks for the great work!

[@tassiebaz]

Hi Carl, Thanks for watching and for taking the time to post a comment. Glad you enjoyed the presentation. Stay well. Regards, tassiebaz.

[@bobd475]

Thanks for posting. I used to ride on those when I was a kid. I think I paid 10 cents.

[@tassiebaz]

Hi Bob D, Thanks for watching and for your comment. It was a nice little system in a nice little town. Regards, tassiebaz.

[@davidgrigg3505]

Nice photos from ‘71. I was 21 then and remember how in the rain the sparks would sometimes fly off of the cables as well the cables would sometimes come off the line and the driver would by bouncing them with experience on the outside rear of the bus get them back on.

[@tassiebaz]

Hi David, Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. It was the good old days back then. Stay well. Regards, tassiebaz.

[@rfjohns4452]

I came to Kitchener at 21 from Windsor. The first time I got on trolley the bus would shake if electric cable lines loss contact so much I saw a woman slide down a seat and fall between two seats and got stuck. The trolley was absolutely cheap to use and on Sundays I would take it on King Street into Waterloo where I could eat as much as I want of fried chicken at Roy Roger's Restaurant for 99 cents.I remember seeing others from the two universities having eating contests.Starting with 6 pieces along with fries,milk shake etc I eventually ate 15 pieces just like others could do. Today in 2022 I look at transit LRT not on King Street East where it was positioned during old days just where people lived with numerous stops every block but on a different street with LRT stops 1/2 kilometre away making it so inconvenient for those living next to King Street as they took away buses as well from King.

[@tassiebaz]

Hi RF Johns, Thanks for watching and for sharing your great memories of the good old days. Sometimes progress doesn't always result in the best outcome. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.

[@stevelauda5435]

@rfjohns4452 lol I forgot about Roy Roger's! Can't remember where it was but I do remember it!

[@joanneperrin7974]

Thanks for the memories..I grew up in Kitchener..left at 20. to move to Callander,Ontario to get married...

[@tassiebaz]

Hi Joanne, Thanks for watching and for your comment. I appreciate you taking the time let me know you enjoyed the presentation. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.

[@Hellodarknessmyolefriend]

I lived in Kitchener for 8 yrs 98 to 06. By then grt was kitch wat and camb. Now they have light rail in the area.

[@tassiebaz]

Hi Whoa Nelly!, Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. Stay well. Regards, tassiebaz.

[@stevelauda5435]

I do remember that little tower cottage beside the railway, I'm sure it was part of it but I cannot remember exact location.was it on King and Victoria, or one block north towards Waterloo King? I sure would love some help on this!

[@tassiebaz]

Hi stevelauda5435, Thanks for watching and for your question. The time I took the photos was my only visit to Kitchener. Looking at the pictures (I think the one to which you refer is at 3:56), makes it look like the tower was on King where it crossed the railway at grade. I had a look on Google maps and everything has changed since the pictures were taken 54 years ago, so it's hard to match anything up with the pictures. Perhaps someone more familiar with the area can provide a more definitive answer. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😄

[@TheAnagnostis]

I don’t really remember the trolleys, but I do remember those green/beige Kitchener Transit busses that reeked of gasoline

[@tassiebaz]

Hi TheAnagnostis, Thanks for watching and for your comment. The trolleybuses lasted until 26 March 1973, so maybe before your time. Cheers, tassiebaz.

[@elfatkazma3550]

**nostalgia has intered the chat**

[@tassiebaz]

Hi Elfat, Thanks for watching and for your comment. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.

[@petergrinbergs8416]

The following year I graduated from high school.

[@tassiebaz]

Hi Peter, Thanks for watching and for your comment. You may have memories of them operating. Regards, tassiebaz.

[@chillywilly7299]

Who remembers the burkley Tavern ?

[@tassiebaz]

Hi Chilly, Thanks for watching and for your comment. I was only visiting so am not familiar with the tavern. Cheers, tassiebaz.

[@sandskeletor1]

Awsome

[@tassiebaz]

Hi Dylan, Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it. Stay well. Regards, tassiebaz.

[@goldkhw]

Every day. Took that bus to the end of the line to get to school.

[@tassiebaz]

Hi goldkhw, Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. Hope this brought back some good memories. Stay well. Regards, tassiebaz.

[@trainluvr]

Silly that they junked the system during the Arab Oil Embargo. They got with the program of burning oil like there's tomorrow. Today 84% of Ontario power is generated by nuclear (60) and hydro (24).

[@tassiebaz]

Hi trainluvr, Yes, it was pretty silly that many transit properties abandoned their electric operations when you would think that logic should dictate that they keep them. The tide is swinging the other way as I just read that Kitchener is building a light rail system. Regards, tassiebaz.

[@davidmueller7587]

Vancouver city owns the bus now an they still use them todate.

[@tassiebaz]

Hi David, Thanks for the information. Cheers, tassiebaz.

[@nebulae10]

Never new

[@tassiebaz]

Hi nebulae10, Thanks for watching. Cheer, tassiebaz. 😁

[@davidmueller7587]

It never cost a billion like LRT.

[@tassiebaz]

Hi David, You are so right!! 50-60 years ago everyone wanted to get rid of their streetcars and trolleybuses. Nowadays, light rail is the flavor of the decade. Thanks for watching. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.

[@davidmueller7587]

1983 my family went to Vancouver for a holiday. We got a bus and my mom an dad started laughing my dad said they are still green the bus drive said wear are you from and we said kitchener. We all still laugh about that day.

[@tassiebaz]

@@davidmueller7587 Hi, Sounds like great memories. CHeers, tassiebaz.