I was in the class of 1968 at ETHS. We sometimes referred to "Sin High School" which was the home of the "Durty Wurds"... banned from playing at ETHS because of some "snowflake" administrator.

The Durty Wurds in their prime. :-)


The closest I got to streetcars was the tracks that ran down Central Street in Evanston, when I lived on the #1 bus route. The last streetcar in Chicago ran in June of 1958.
I *did* see the trolley buses in Chicago, which ran until 1973. I never rode on one, though.

EDIT: I have the blue Park Tools book, which I've found useful. Also Musson's book on wheel-building, which is an excellent resource. All but one of the bikes I regularly ride have wheels I've built with the help of that book.
I also have the 4th edition of Bicycling Science, which is occasionally helpful but doesn't cover some topics I'd like to learn more about.
Another interesting book of more historical interest is The Dancing Chain- History and Development of the Derailleur Bicycle, by Frank Berto