Flag Stop 4,614 transit photos from Chicago and beyond, mostly 1940s–2000s
Equipment

GM New Look TDH-5303

680 photographs
A vintage black and white photo of a white-roofed motor bus with the number 346 and destination signs for route 92 on a street with trees and an old car in the background. An Illinois Central Coach Company GMC New Look bus, number 346, is shown on a street, likely in Chicago, with its route signs reading '92 NORTHWEST HWY - CLARK' and 'FOSTER'. 1946 A black and white photo of a 1950s GMC New Look bus with the number 1181 and destination 'UNIVERSITY' on a city street with pedestrians and tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 1181, heading for the University, is captured on a city street in the 1950s. 1946 · Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photo of a CTA bus driving down a street with trolley tracks, past storefronts and parked 1950s cars. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 2371 on route 40 Lincoln-Southport, drives down a tree-lined street in Chicago. 1948 · Lincoln and Southport, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus number 2503, a GM New Look model, parked on a cobblestone street with a destination sign reading DU46 KUSTNER. CTA New Look bus 2503, likely from the 1960s, is stopped on a cobblestone street in Chicago with its destination sign reading 'DU46 KUSTNER'. 1950 · Monroe and Dearborn, Chicago, IL A red and green streetcar and a green and cream bus are on a city street with tall buildings, neon signs for 'SPIEGEL' and 'the COTTON shop', and mid-1950s cars. A woman in a coat is crossing the street. A Chicago Transit Authority Birney streetcar and a New Look bus share the street in downtown Chicago, likely on State Street, in the mid-1950s. 1950 · State Madison, Chicago, IL A black and white photo shows a CTA bus on a city street at dusk, surrounded by parked cars and pedestrians, with large glowing signs for shops like Sears and Bond's above. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 638, on route 8 Halsted, moves down a busy street at dusk, flanked by vintage automobiles and illuminated storefronts. 1951 · 64th St. A vintage black-and-white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1327, with 'The Boulevard Route' written on its side and 'HARLEM 152 ADDISON' on its front sign, parked near a brick building. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look bus, number 1327, in its 'Boulevard Route' livery, parked on a winter day. 1952 · Keeler and Diversey, Chicago, IL Front view of a dark-bodied CTA bus with the number 5306 and a 'Van Buren - Racine' destination sign, driving on a snowy city street next to elevated train tracks. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 5306, on the Van Buren-Racine route in winter. August 9, 1953 · Van Buren and Racine, Chicago, IL Side view of two green and cream Chicago Surface Lines buses, numbered 1201 and 645, on a city street with a building labeled CHAS T WILT behind them. Two Chicago Surface Lines buses, numbered 1201 and 645, operate on The Boulevard Route along a city street with storefronts in the background. September 30, 1953 · Michigan and Jackson, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 1369, is parked on a city street with a pedestrian walking nearby and a large stone building in the background. Chicago Motor Coach Company bus number 1369, a GM New Look, is shown at Jackson and Canal in Chicago on a sunny day. October 2, 1953 · Jackson and Canal, Chicago, IL A vintage motor bus with the number 1366 and 'SHUTTLE SERVICE' on its roof sign, traveling on a city street with visible trolley tracks. A Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad bus, number 1366, on a shuttle route in the 1950s. 1954 · 149 and Van Buren A vintage Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 516, is shown on a city street with other vehicles and large advertisements, including a Coca-Cola sign, under an overcast sky. Chicago Transit Authority bus 516, a GM New Look model, navigates a busy city street in the late 1950s or early 1960s, with a classic automobile and iconic billboards in the background. July 3, 1955 · Michigan and Washington, Chicago, IL A vintage green and cream motor bus, number 1431, with a 'Drewry's Beer' ad parked on a street, its destination sign reading 56 Wilson La Salle Schubert. A Chicago Motor Coach Company New Look bus, number 1431, is parked on a city street with a 'Drewry's Beer' advertisement on the front. July 3, 1955 · CLARK and Schubert, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Surface Lines bus, number 5070, drives down a street lined with 1950s cars, with store signs and bare trees in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines motor bus, number 5070, is seen on route 44th Western-Leland, navigating a street with visible streetcar tracks, surrounded by vintage 1950s automobiles. December 11, 1955 · Farragut, Chicago, IL A black-and-white, high-angle shot of a busy Chicago street, showing a line of Drewry's buses and vintage cars at a bus stop. A Drewry's bus line at the Washington and Wabash terminal in Chicago, with a GMC New Look bus number 5329 front and center. 1957 · Washington and Wabash, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1353, with a 'Shuttle Service' sign, driving down a city street lined with 1950s cars and tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1353, operates a shuttle service on a downtown street in the mid-1950s, with the Chicago skyline in the background. 1958 A vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 6571, is parked under a brick archway, displaying route 62 Archer-Harlem on its front sign and advertisements for Drewry's and Blatz beer on its bumper and side. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 6571, is shown parked under a brick underpass with its route sign reading 62 Archer-Harlem. March 1958 · Archer and Pershing, Chicago, IL A three-quarter front view of a dark green and white CTA motor bus with number 1787 on its side and front, showing a '82 KIMBALL-FOSTER' destination sign and vintage advertisements on its bumper and side. CTA New Look bus number 1787, assigned to route 82 Kimball-Foster, is parked on a winter street. c. 1959 to 1964 A silver and green Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8562, is shown from a three-quarter front view on a city street, with tall buildings and a cloudy sky behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look bus, number 8562, runs the Wacker Express route on Adams and Canal streets, with the Chicago skyline in the background. c. 1959 to 1964 A vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 72 is driving on a city street, surrounded by 1960s-era cars and a large stone building in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus numbered 72 is shown in street traffic at the corner of Monroe and Michigan in downtown Chicago. December 1959 · Monroe and Michigan, Chicago, IL Black and white photo of a line of buses on a snow-covered city street, with one bus in the foreground showing the number 1242 and a Braumeister ad. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1242, navigates a snow-covered street, with a second CTA bus following behind. February 10, 1960 · Addison and Cicero, Chicago, IL Side view of a white Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 1621, showing an AIDS awareness ad on its side, parked on a wet street under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1621, is parked on a street on an overcast winter day, displaying an early 1990s AIDS prevention advertisement. July 1960 · Armstrong Near Elston, Chicago, IL Two green and cream buses from the Chicago Transit Authority are on a multi-lane road, with the distinctive circular Marina City towers visible behind them under a clear sky. Two Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses drive on a city street with the newly completed Marina City towers in the background. 1961 · State and Wacker, Chicago, IL A vintage city bus at night, with its destination sign reading 16-Cicero and fleet number 3605 visible on the side and front. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3605, is shown at night on the 16-Cicero route. 1961 · 16th and Cicero, Chicago, IL A vintage green and cream CTA bus, number 2505, is shown from a front three-quarter view on a city street, with a large brick building labeled 'Cadillac Glass Co.' in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 2505, on the 21 McCormick Place route, parked in front of the Cadillac Glass Co. building in Chicago. 1961 · Cermak and Peoria, Chicago, IL A cream and dark green CTA bus with the number 1612 on its front and rear, showing the destination '6 LAKE-AUSTIN' on its sign, driving down a street with a Standard Oil sign and bare trees in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1612, on route 6 Lake-Austin, captured on a winter day in the 1960s. 1961 · Lake and Central, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a CTA bus numbered 137 on a city street, with passengers boarding. The Chicago Water Tower and a tall building are visible behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 137, picks up passengers at a downtown bus stop with the Chicago Water Tower in the background. 1961 · Chicago, IL A three-quarter front view of a vintage Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 0103, painted green and silver, with a destination sign reading '21 MC CORMICK PLACE' and a side sign reading 'CERMAK'. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 0103, in its green and silver livery, marked for the 21 Cermak route to McCormick Place. 1961 · 77th and Vincennes, Chicago, IL Front three-quarter view of a green and cream CTA bus number 3621 on a city street, with a sign for 'Par-A-Dise Klub' in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3621, operates on Route 18-Prairie in May 1961, passing a 'Par-A-Dise Klub' sign. May 1961 · Halsted 81 A green and cream CTA bus with the number 129 and route 58 Ogden-Downtown on its front sign, driving down a wide street with a large building in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 129, on route 58 Ogden-Downtown, captured in action on a city street. May 1961 · Ogden and Damen, Chicago, IL A green and silver Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 302, is shown from a three-quarter front view on a city street with the Marina City towers in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 302, on the Adams-Canal Walker Express route, with Marina City visible in the background. 1963 · Wacker and Orleans A green and white CTA bus with the number 5340 and a sign for route 70 Division-Austin is stopped on a city street lined with brick buildings and vintage cars. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 5340, operates on route 70 Division-Austin on a summer day in the 1960s. c. 1964 to 1969 A green and silver CTA bus numbered 302, showing route 8 Halsted-79, is parked on a street with brick buildings and overhead wires in the background. A Cutty Sark ad is visible on the side, and the front of an older car can be seen behind the bus. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 302 on the 8 Halsted route, is seen on a city street with a Cutty Sark advertisement on its side. c. 1966 to 1970 A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 3077 travels on a street under an elevated train structure, with a 'Terminal Restaurant' and 'Corina Cigars' signs visible nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3077, on route 62 Lindale-29, is seen on a city street with an elevated structure and a 'Corina Cigars' billboard in the background. 1966 · Logan Square, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a vintage city bus, number 6572, on a tree-lined street with several cars in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look bus, number 6572, on route 81 Lakeview North Ave, likely in the 1960s. 1966 · Montrose and Marine, Chicago, IL Front three-quarter view of a green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 7279, on a city street bridge with 1950s cars and skyscrapers behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look bus, number 7279, operates on route 42 Halsted-79 on a bridge with a city skyline in the background. September 6, 1966 · 42 and Roosevelt A black and white photo of a CTA bus driving down a snow-covered street with buildings and pedestrians in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 5571, navigates a snow-covered street in the 1960s. 1967 · Ashland and Addison, Chicago, IL Two heavily damaged buses, numbered 3153 and 5481, stand side by side in a wrecked condition in a yard, with one showing the route number 876 on its destination sign. Two burned-out Chicago Transit Authority buses, fleet numbers 3153 and 5481, sit in a scrapyard after a fire or accident. 1969 · Kedzie Jackson A black and white photo shows the heavily damaged front of a bus with the number 3150, its roof torn off and interior exposed, parked next to a brick building. The burned-out remains of Chicago Transit Authority bus 3150, a GM New Look, lie on a city street. 1969 · Kedzie and Jackson, Chicago, IL A black and white photo showing the front of a severely damaged, burned-out bus with the number 3150 on its front, parked on a city street with another bus in the background. A burned-out Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3150, photographed after a wreck. 1969 · Kedzie and Jackson, Chicago, IL Side view of a green and cream CTA bus numbered 5819, displaying a 'Say Cheeseburger' ad, on a tree-lined street under a clear blue sky. A CTA New Look bus, number 5819, in green and cream livery, runs route 67-Oglesby on a sunny day. May 1969 · 73rd and Kedzie, Chicago, IL A green CTA bus with the number 314 and destination '65 Grand-Lake Shore' is driving down a city street with several cars and tall buildings in the background on a sunny day. A green and silver Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 314 on route 65 to Grand-Lake Shore, navigates a city street lined with high-rise buildings in the early 1970s. July 21, 1969 · Lasalle and Schiller, Chicago, IL Three CTA buses parked in a yard with stop signs and a building in the background. Three Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses, numbers 9638, 5634 and 5471, are parked in a bus yard on a sunny day. c. 1970 to 1980 A white CTA bus with red and blue stripes and the number 4799 turns at an intersection with snow on the ground and trees, with other cars nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look motor bus, number 4799, is seen turning on a snow-dusted street in winter. c. 1970 to 1990 A green and white CTA bus, numbered 9101, drives on a steel bridge in a city with tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9101, travels across a steel truss bridge in downtown Chicago under an overcast sky. c. 1970 to 1980 A white, red, and blue CTA bus numbered 4066 is parked on a street corner next to a bakery with a pedestrian crossing the road in the foreground. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4066, is parked on a city street near a bakery on an overcast winter day. c. 1970 to 1985 A green and cream CTA bus numbered 3706 is parked under a large steel elevated train structure. A person walks in front of the bus, and a black steam locomotive is visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3706, marked 'Not in Service', is parked under an elevated structure, with a person walking nearby and a historic steam locomotive on display in the background. c. 1970 to 1980 · Wells and Quincy, Chicago, IL A vintage CTA bus, numbered 7294, in green and cream livery, is parked at an outdoor terminal with a clear sky in the background. Chicago Transit Authority motor bus 7294, a GM New Look TDH-5303, is parked at a terminal on a clear summer day, displaying route 81 to Lawrence-Marine Drive. May 1970