Trolley car and horse barn, Seattle, circa 1886 (MOHAI 9979)

Public transportation in Seattle has been a topic of debate at least since 1884 when Frank Osgood built Seattle's first horse-drawn street railway on Second Avenue. Horse-drawn, and later electric trolleys and streetcars were a common site until the last Seattle streetcar made its final run in 1941.
In this image two of the horse-drawn trolley cars operated by the Seattle Street Railway stand in front of the trolley car and horse barn at the northeast corner of Second Avenue and Pike Street.
Typed on verso: Horses and cars originally stabled at the foot of Washington St. When the line was extended from Pike to Belltown and Depot St. (Denny Way) in 1885 the operators bought the double northeast corner of 2nd & Pike and erected their own stables and car shops. In front of the picture are two types of cars used originally. One a closed car and the other open-faced car. Within a short time horse cars were operated as far as the foot of Queen Anne Hill. Fare was 10c. Corner sold for $500. Horse cars operated from 1884 to 1889, being succeeded by an electrically operated system.

Caption information source: "Seattle Transportation: From Trolleys to Monorails, A Timeline," by Walt Crowley, HistoryLink.org Essay 4005
Subjects (LCTGM): Horse railroads--Washington (State)--Seattle; Stables--Washington (State)--Seattle; Transportation--Washington (State)--Seattle