Art
In the 1870s, before electric streetcars became common, horse-drawn omnibuses and wagonettes carried passengers through American cities. These vehicles—part taxi, part bus—were how ordinary people got to work, shops, and appointments. Brewster & Co., a New York carriage maker, designed dozens of models to suit different routes and budgets.
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You climb aboard the wooden steps, settling onto cushioned benches as the driver cracks the reins. The smell of leather and horse fill your nose. Around you, strangers packed shoulder to shoulder—a shopkeeper, a maid, a businessman—all jostling together as the wheels rattle over cobblestones toward downtown.
Reflect
How do you feel riding with strangers today? What has changed about shared journeys?