FMBE 16 is a great example of a "trolley diner" right down to the message "Eat at Joe's" painted on the end. It was built as a single-car order in 1906 by Jackson & Sharp, order number 2619. Any idea when or where in Wildwood this photo was taken?
UPDATE: Some terrific sleuthing by Zach Ehlers has suggested strongly that this is the corner of Arctic and Garfield (see the "-field" street sign) looking roughly east. There was a gasometer just east-southeast of this intersection that's visible on historic aerial photos. Thanks, Zach!
FMBE 31 is an unusual car. It was built by American Car Company in 1916 on order #1054 and bears some resemblance in styling to a Birney, though it slightly predates that type. It's a straight center-entrance car with no doors at the corners. This car and one other were built for the Benton Harbor & St. Joseph in Michigan, numbers 15 and ??, and sold to FMBE in 1924. Anyone have any idea where in Wildwood this might have been?
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