Court Flight site

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Looking west across Broadway towards the former site of the old Court Flight cable railway near 2nd Street. On the far right is the former Hotel Broadway and at the base of the hill is a key stand and Bob's Shine Stand. At this time, the area was being considered for a proposed Court Street. Photograph dated May 18, 1954. Court Flight began operating on September 24, 1905 and soon found a greater use as a public utility. At the time, Bunker Hill was a neighborhood of Victorian mansions that overlooked the Downtown courthouses and civic offices below the only way to get to and from the neighborhood was by a rather tall and steep staircase. Court Flight became invaluable to the wealthy residents of Bunker Hill who loved the view, but hated the commute. For the cost of a nickel, the train would bring riders up the 180-foot hillside at a 42 percent grade. Riding down was free.