Fox RIver Trolley - Part 7 - Mooseheart to Lovedale

In this multi-part series, we investigate the now abandoned Elgin, Aurora, and Southern Traction railway, later the Aurora, Elgin, and Fox River Electric Railroad, situated along the Fox River, in Kane and Kendall Counties, Illinois. We tell the history of this railway and follow its path through more than a dozen communities, from Carpentersville to Yorkville.

In this video (#91), the 7th in the series, we first explore the Mooseheart set of stops, set along the west bank of the Fox River. Next, we traverse through North Aurora, investigating its railroads and history. We then visit the former site of Exposition Park, just south of North Aurora, a huge amusement and horse-racing venue started in the 1920s. Finally, we explore the lost village of Lovedale, as well as a terrible trolley crash that occurred there in the early 1900s.

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Due to 5K character video DESCRIPTION limit, image credits contained in COMMENTS

MUSIC CREDITS (YAL = YouTube Audio Library, CC BY 4.0 = https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Opening theme - The Trolley Song by Geraldo and his Orchestra (Parlophone, 1945)
Link: https://archive.org/details/78_the-tr...
-A New Continent by Tim Kulig
Artist link: https://timkulig.com/
License: CC BY 4.0
5-O-July by Dan Lebowitz, YAL
Pride by Kevin MacLeod
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-...
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
License, CC BY 4.0
Prelude No 1 by Chris Zabriskie, YAL
Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/preludes/
Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/
License: CC BY 4.0
Sprightly Pursuit by Cooper Cannell, YAL
The Voyage by Audionautix, YAL
Artist: http://audionautix.com/
License: CC BY 4.0
Cinema Blockbuster Trailer 9 by Sascha Ende
Link: https://ende.app/en/song/487-cinema-b...
License: CC BY 4.0
Nature 9 (Nature Documentary Series) by Sascha Ende
Link: https://ende.app/en/song/13322-nature...
License: CC BY 4.0
Hoedown by Audionautix, YAL
Artist: http://audionautix.com/
License: CC BY 4.0
Epic Intro 2015 Non Percussive by Sascha Ende
Link: https://ende.app/en/song/326-epic-int...
License: CC BY 4.0
Allegations of Investigations by Jesse Gallagher, YAL
Prelude No 1 by Chris Zabriskie, YAL
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Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/
License: CC BY 4.0
Elite Syncopations by E's Jammy Jams, YAL
Prelude No. 5 by Chris Zabriskie, YAL
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Exciting Trailer by Kevin MacLeod
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Loop Paket 0001 by Sascha Ende
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SFX CREDITS (FS = www.freesound.org, CC0)
g50-01-trolley street scene (437592) by craigsmith, FS
4 pop in a row (567087) by lem120, FS
#25, Steam Railways, BBC
#19, Steam Railways, BBC
#45, Steam Railways, BBC
#42, Steam Railways, BBC
41 Sawing Wood, Authentic Sound Effects Vol 3
Felling a Tree with an Axe (401730) by tomattka, FS
Chopping Wood with Axe (655325) by 21100495, FS
#4, Horses 2 & Dogs, BBC
#7, Horses 2 & Dogs, BBC
#24, Steam Railways, BBC
g13-31 Model T (438013) by Craigsmith, FS
Children playing in fountain ambience (367101) by Anandthethird, FS
Link: https://freesound.org/s/367101/
License: Attribution NonCommercial 3.0
#36, Crowds Children and Footsteps, BBC
#11, Multi-Engine Piston Aircraft Passes Overhead, BBC
r21-25 Man Yells Hold Up (481758) by Craigsmith, FS
r09-63 Slightly muffled fire (483312) by Craigsmith, FS
#37, Crowds Children and Footsteps, BBC
g05-19 Engine prop takes off (437816) by Craigsmith, FS
Gasps Small Crowd (439258) by dreamstobecome, FS
#32, Crowds Children and Footsteps, BBC
A herd of horses (547967) by Gurek, FS
Foundry 1 (64431) by phonoflora
Link: https://freesound.org/s/64431/
License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
Anvil Hit 2 (270588)by michorvath, FS
Large Anvil & Steel Hammer 4.wav by Benboncan
Link: https://freesound.org/s/103632/
License: Attribution 4.0

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00:00 Titles & Intro
00:01:28 Mooseheart
00:09:01 Clybournville
00:10:09 North Aurora
00:21:08 Exposition Park
00:27:05 Lovedale
00:31:53 Closing

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