Streetcar Days in Honolulu

Rating:
Summary: When paradise rode the rails
Review: Although I assisted in a small way in the research of this book, I can honestly say it is well worth obtaining. The book is about the streetcars that used to ply the streets of Honolulu from the turn of the century up to 1941. The company was HRT&L and later just HRT (Honolulu Rapid Transit). The streetcars were actually responsible for the expansion of the neighborhoods in Honolulu. The photos used are fabulous with many of them color tinted just for this book. There are several interviews of former HRT employees, and residents that remember riding the streetcars. The author and publisher did months of research, and hundreds of interviews to get the facts straight! This is a great book for anyone that loves to take a step back in time to a slower pace of life. It is especially enjoyable because it takes place in Hawaii which is my favorite place on the planet. There is also a chapter in the book on HRT trolley buses which replaced the streetcars. I highly recommend this book.

Rating:
Summary: When paradise rode the rails
Review: Although I assisted in a small way in the research of this book, I can honestly say it is well worth obtaining. The book is about the streetcars that used to ply the streets of Honolulu from the turn of the century up to 1941. The company was HRT&L and later just HRT (Honolulu Rapid Transit). The streetcars were actually responsible for the expansion of the neighborhoods in Honolulu. The photos used are fabulous with many of them color tinted just for this book. There are several interviews of former HRT employees, and residents that remember riding the streetcars. The author and publisher did months of research, and hundreds of interviews to get the facts straight! This is a great book for anyone that loves to take a step back in time to a slower pace of life. It is especially enjoyable because it takes place in Hawaii which is my favorite place on the planet. There is also a chapter in the book on HRT trolley buses which replaced the streetcars. I highly recommend this book.

Rating:
Summary: A Ride Back In Time
Review: For anyone interested in the early days of Honolulu, or in the role that streetcars played in shaping urban life, this book is a wonderful experience. Through an amazing amount of detailed research, it recreates how the streetcar provided the focus for the everyday movement of residents around the city, and in fact was a determinant in how the city constantly expanded its boundaries. Accompany the fascinating story is a wealth of original photographs, many of them colorized in elegant and tasteful tones. It's a beautifully produced book of the highest quality. It will draw anyone who sees it to open it, and will delight anyone who ventures into its realm.

Rating:
Summary: A Ride Back In Time
Review: For anyone interested in the early days of Honolulu, or in the role that streetcars played in shaping urban life, this book is a wonderful experience. Through an amazing amount of detailed research, it recreates how the streetcar provided the focus for the everyday movement of residents around the city, and in fact was a determinant in how the city constantly expanded its boundaries. Accompany the fascinating story is a wealth of original photographs, many of them colorized in elegant and tasteful tones. It's a beautifully produced book of the highest quality. It will draw anyone who sees it to open it, and will delight anyone who ventures into its realm.

Rating:
Summary: excellent!
Review: Simpson and Brizdle's book is a delight to read or "breeze through." The writing is superb, the graphics terrific, and the organization and layout top notch. A lot of fun! And a great lesson in history as well. We recommend it for anyone interested in Hawaii, street cars, or just a non-run-of-the-mill coffee table book. We have ours out, and people always comment on it!

Rating:
Summary: excellent!
Review: Simpson and Brizdle's book is a delight to read or "breeze through." The writing is superb, the graphics terrific, and the organization and layout top notch. A lot of fun! And a great lesson in history as well. We recommend it for anyone interested in Hawaii, street cars, or just a non-run-of-the-mill coffee table book. We have ours out, and people always comment on it!