Even before roads were paved, horses pulled cars along embedded tracks throughout New York. The first horsecar line ran along the Bowery in 1832.

Inevitably, horses were phased out, and in 1883, electric trolleys began to be introduced to the streets of New York.

By 1920, 1,344 miles of track crisscrossed New York City.

As automobiles began to take precedence, trolley companies were bought up and electric cable-cars were replaced by gas-fueled buses.

The last trolley line ran between Manhattan and Roosevelt Island. Service for the line ended in 1957.

However, many of the lines remained the same with buses replicating the exact route of trolleys. In certain parts of the city, the trolley tracks are still visible, embedded in the asphalt.