When did street cars leave Detroit?

On April 8, 1956, Detroit held the “Last Day of Streetcars in Detroit Parade” along Woodward Avenue. The streetcars were equipped with signs advertising the new Woodward Bus Line. Vintage cars, buses, and trolleys drove up Woodward to the State Fairgrounds in celebration of the streetcars' last day of operation.



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