Old Town Trolley Tours of St. Augustine
 Old Town Trolley Tours on Cordova street. | |
| Parent | Historic Tours of America, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Founded | Company founded in 1970s by Chris Belland, Mo Mosher, Ed Swift; Old Town Trolley Tours of St. Augustine founded 2001 |
| Headquarters | Corporate headquarters Key West, Florida, U.S.; Old Town Trolley Tours of St. Augustine headquarters in St. Augustine, Florida, U.S. |
| Locale | St. Augustine, Florida |
| Service area | Various cities in U.S.; locally in St. Augustine, Anastasia Island, Vilano Beach, two beaches north of Vilano Beach |
| Service type | Hop on and hop off tour bus |
| Routes | St. Augustine (Trolley Route), Anastasia Island (Beach Bus Route) |
| Stops | Twenty-two in St. Augustine, approximately six on Beach Bus Route |
| Destinations | St. Augustine area |
| Hubs | one |
| Stations | one |
| Chief executive | Chris Belland |
| Website | http://www.trolleytours.com |
Old Town Trolley Tours of St. Augustine is one of the two large tour bus companies in St. Augustine, Florida. The other is Red Train Tours. Both companies run trolleys of open cars that run on the streets of the city. Neither runs on tracks, both having pneumatic tires.[1][2]
History
[edit]In the early 1970s Chris Belland, Mo Mosher, and Ed Swift combined efforts to restore historic storefronts in Key West, Florida. They saw that an increasing number of tourists were coming to the area, and therefore started Old Town Trolley tours to provide tours for visitors. They started with a converted bread truck and a homemade trailer. By the 1980s they were able to buy completely new equipment and they started touring trolleys in various cities, including Boston, Nashville, San Diego, Savannah, St. Augustine, and Washington, D.C.. The St. Augustine touring trolleys, the latest of the various city tours, were added in 2001.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Old Town Trolley Tours website
- ^ The St. Augustine Tour Guide (St. Augustine: Red Train Tours, 2012 ed), p. 25.
- ^ Old Town Trolley Tours website.
External links
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