The Bowman Technical School was founded by watchmaker Ezra F. Bowman in 1887 to teach the trade of watchmaking and engraving. During World War I, the Bowman Technical School trained soldiers to repair delicate aviation and naval instruments.
Laurel Street Trolley at the intersection of South Dorwart and St. Joseph Streets. Return of trolleys to Laurel and Filbert lines by ODT order, 1943. Known in the Cabbage Hill neighborhood as the Toonerville Trolley.