William W
Taxis Jr. (W.W.Taxis) 1871 - Nov 23, 1917 - Class of 1892 University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia Champion Competing Cyclist
1890s – Former member of Park Avenue and Century Wheelmen Cyclist Clubs. Former Manager Ford Motor Co. Phila. Branch Showroom
441-451 North Broad St. 1905 – Son of William W. Taxis (Taxes) Sr. Wharf
Builder 1826-1884 Monument Cemetery, and Naomi A Taxis 1847-1925, (Parents –
1880 Census) one time address 1804 N Park Place Phila..
Could not
find a satisfactory biography in the person of "W.W.Taxis" in this little known phase of Philadelphia history that
bridges the horse and carriage era and the age of the modern motor car. For a thin slice of history, cyclists and
cycling clubs were the cutting edge technology of its day of pitting human
endurance against new highly engineered cycling machinery. This age including many racing clubs on the east
coast in cities had local heroes like W.W.Taxis who went from cycles into cars
and car racing in terms of a few clippings researched and shown here.
Inquirer 16 Jun 1895
Inquirer 27 Aug 1905
(at the Traymore - Atlantic City)
Inquirer 9 Jan 1907
(1907 Philly Auto Show at the Armory)
Inquirer 9 Jan 1907
(1907 Philly Auto Show at the Armory)
Inquirer 28 Nov 1917
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