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A vintage black and white photo of a double-decker bus labeled 'Chicago Motor Bus Company' with a 'Soldiers Welcome Sailors' sign on its roof, driving down a city street with passengers visible on the top deck. A Chicago Motor Bus Company double-decker bus from the World War I era, carrying passengers and displaying patriotic 'V for Victory' signs. May 9, 1919 · Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL A black and white photo shows a trolleybus on a city street with a large crowd of people holding protest signs, one of which reads 'FOSTER AVE FEEDER BUS WED. JUNE 30', marking the last day of trolleybus service on that route. A Chicago Surface Lines trolleybus, number 82 on the Kimball-Leland route, is surrounded by a crowd of protesters holding signs on the last day of service for the Foster Avenue feeder line on June 30, 1936. June 21, 1931 A black and white photograph of a vintage Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 2500, parked on a street with a Wabash freight car and a classic car visible in the background. Chicago Motor Coach Company bus number 2500, a GM New Look, is shown at a street stop with a Wabash freight car in the background, likely in the early 1940s. 1946 · Diversey and Keeler A black and white photo of a double-decker bus on a city street with pedestrians and old buildings. The bus is marked '51 SHERIDAN RD.' and 'ADAMS' with the number 114. A double-decker Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 114, operating on route 51 Sheridan Road in downtown Chicago during the 1940s. 1946 A black and white photo of a Chicago Motor Coach Company bus garage filled with numerous buses, with one bus in the foreground showing the destination sign '34 DIVERSEY PULASKI'. A Chicago Motor Coach Company GMC New Look bus, number 1223, is parked in a garage with other buses of the same fleet. 1946 · Deversey and Keeler A vintage black-and-white photo shows a double-decker bus on a city street with trees and a large brick building, alongside several 1930s automobiles. A Chicago Motor Coach Company GMC bus, number 136, on the S 1 Sheridan Road route, parked on a tree-lined street in Glenview, Illinois, in the late 1930s. 1946 · Glenlake A vintage black-and-white photo shows a double-decker bus on a wide city street lined with multi-story buildings and period automobiles, with pedestrians walking on the sidewalks. A Chicago Motor Coach Company double-decker bus, number 114, is pictured on a city street, serving route 51 Sheridan Road, circa the late 1930s or 1940s. 1946 · Sheridan and Wilson, Chicago, IL A black and white photo shows a side view of a white and dark-colored bus with 'CHICAGO MOTOR COACH COMPANY' lettered on its side, driving on a street in winter with bare trees and a tall column monument in the background. A Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 1810, on a winter street with the Logan Square Monument in the background. 1946 · Logan Square, Chicago, IL A vintage Chicago Transit Authority motor bus is parked on a street near a gazebo with bare trees in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus from the 1960s is posed on a street near a gazebo in winter. 1948 Side view of a vintage white and green Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 582, with advertisements, driving on a tree-lined street. A Chicago Motor Coach Company New Look bus, number 582, operates on the Boulevard Route in a suburban setting on an overcast summer day. 1950 · Columbus and Park, Chicago, IL A vintage motor bus with number 582 and Chicago Motor Coach Company lettering is driving down a tree-lined street. A Chicago Motor Coach Company New Look bus, number 582, in service on The Boulevard Route. 1950 · Columbus Park A street scene with a cream and green CTA bus and a red CTA streetcar under an elevated train structure, with pedestrians on the sidewalk and vintage cars parked alongside a brick-paved street. A Chicago Transit Authority GMC bus and a PCC streetcar share a sun-drenched street beneath an elevated structure on Washington & Wells in the late 1940s. June 8, 1950 · Washington and Wells, Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photo of a two-tone GMC bus with 'SHUTTLE SERVICE' on its roof and the number 1366 on its front, driving on a street with trolley tracks and pedestrians on the sidewalk. A Chicago and North Western shuttle bus, fleet number 1366, operates on a city street, marked for service to a parking lot. 1954 · 1366 State A vintage black-and-white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1799, stopped at a street corner with passengers boarding. Chicago Transit Authority bus 1799, a GM New Look model, is shown at a stop near an elevated station, with passengers waiting to board. November 12, 1954 · Logan Square, Chicago, IL A black and white photo shows a Chicago Transit Authority bus driving on a wide highway with other cars; the surrounding trees are bare, indicating winter. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 6177, travels on a multi-lane highway alongside 1950s automobiles on a winter day. 1955 · Outer Drive and North Av., Chicago, IL A dark green CTA bus with a yellow magnet sweeper attachment on its front, parked in a yard with a freight car visible behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look motor bus, number 5720, equipped with a front-mounted magnet sweeper, sits in a yard. October 21, 1956 A dark green CTA bus with a large yellow magnet plow attached to its front, parked in a gravel yard with the number 6720 visible on the fender and BW 12 on the side. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look bus, number 6720, modified with a front-mounted magnet plow and labeled 'BW 12', parked in a yard on an overcast day. October 21, 1956 A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3557, on a city street with tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3557, on route 60 26-Kenton, navigating a city street. October 1958 · Adams J Canal A vintage black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1430, on a street in front of a stone church with arched windows and a statue on its steps. A Chicago Transit Authority GMC New Look bus, number 1430, is captured in motion on a city street in front of a large church building. 1959 · Webster and Sheffield, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a mid-1950s Chicago bus driving down a snowy street lined with parked cars and bare trees. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1242, travels down a snow-covered street in the mid-1950s. February 10, 1960 · Cicero and Addison, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus number 1242 driving down a snow-covered street lined with parked cars and bare trees. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1242, navigates a snow-covered street at Addison and Cicero in Chicago during the winter. February 10, 1960 · Addison and Cicero, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a standard bus with number 49 at a street corner, with several people on the sidewalk. A Standard bus, number 49, is shown at the corner of W Belmont Ave, likely in the late 1950s or 1960s. April 1960 · Central Park and Belmont, Chicago, IL A vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1612, painted in cream and green livery, is stopped on a city street under an overcast sky with bare trees, with a Standard gas station sign in the background. Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus number 1612, likely photographed in the 1960s, operating on route 6 to Lake-Austin on a winter day. 1961 A vintage motor bus with a cream top and dark lower body, displaying route 21 to McCormick Place, is shown on a city street in front of a large brick building with 'Cadillac Glass Co.' painted on its side. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 2505, on route 21 to McCormick Place, photographed on a sunny day in front of a Cadillac Glass Co. building in Chicago. 1961 · Cermak and Peoria, Chicago, IL A nighttime street scene showing a line of Chicago Transit Authority buses on a busy, illuminated downtown street with Christmas decorations and pedestrians on the sidewalks. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look bus, number 5968, lines up on a decorated downtown street at night, likely during the winter holiday season of the 1960s. 1961 · State and Van Buren, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3593, is turning at a downtown intersection with pedestrians and classic cars nearby, under a clear blue sky. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3593, on route 60 to Kenton, turns at an intersection in downtown Chicago on a sunny spring day. April 29, 1961 · Monroe and Dearborn, Chicago, IL A vintage city bus, number 2508, is shown driving down a city street with storefronts and parked cars on either side under a clear sky. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 2508, operates on route 58 Ogden-Downtown at the intersection of Ogden and Cermak in the early 1960s. April 29, 1961 · Ogden and Cermak, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus numbered 3639 is driving down a city street on an overcast day, with a vintage car parked across the street. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3639, on a street in Chicago, likely at the Cermak and Harlem intersection, in the 1960s. May 1961 · Cermak and Harlem, Chicago, IL A front view of a Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 137, parked at a curb with passengers boarding, with the Chicago Water Tower and city skyline behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 137, picks up passengers at a downtown bus stop with the historic Chicago Water Tower in the background. 1962 · Chicago, IL A black-and-white photograph of a Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 697, parked on a street with a destination sign indicating 'HALSTE' and an advertisement for Pixley-Ehlers on its side. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look bus, number 697, on a sunny day, likely in the 1960s, with its destination sign reading 'HALSTE'. 1965 · Clark A black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 6572, on a city street with trees and cars in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 6572, is shown on a city street in 1966, displaying route 81. 1966 · Montrose and Marine Dr, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus, number 7279, is stopped on a city bridge with a 1950s car beside it and skyscrapers in the background under a clear blue sky. Chicago Transit Authority bus #7279 on route 42 Halsted-79, captured on a bridge with the city skyline in the background on a clear summer day. September 6, 1966 · Clark and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus drives down a busy city street decorated for Christmas, with many cars and people on the sidewalks. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 5555, operates on a festive, crowded State Street during the winter holidays, surrounded by cars, taxis, and pedestrians. January 24, 1967 · State and Van Buren, Chicago, IL Two vintage CTA buses in a snowy Chicago street scene with several people and other vehicles in the background. Two Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses, numbers 872? and 5081, are parked on a snow-covered street during a winter day in Chicago. January 27, 1967 · Granville, Chicago, IL A winter scene with two snow-covered Chicago Transit Authority buses on a city street, one showing destination Kedzie-Foster and number 2110, with billboards and a snow-covered car nearby. Chicago Transit Authority buses 2110 and 5081 are stranded on a snow-covered street at the corner of Western and Granville, with the Comet sign visible in the background. January 27, 1967 · Western and Granville, Chicago, IL Four green and cream CTA buses, numbered 5132, 5182, 5321, and 5237, are parked side by side in a yard with their reflections visible in a puddle on the ground. Four Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look buses, numbered 5132, 5182, 5321, and 5237, are parked in a row at Forest Glen Garage, reflected in a puddle on the wet pavement under an overcast sky. July 2, 1967 · Forest Glen Garage, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 515 travels down a city street on a sunny day, passing a Martin gas station with several 1960s cars and pedestrians nearby. CTA bus 515, a green and cream GMC model, drives past a Martin gas station on a sunny day in the 1960s. July 3, 1967 · 81A and Montrose A side view of a Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 5172, parked in a lot with snow on the ground, showing its dark green and cream paint and the CTA logo. Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus #5172, painted in dark green and cream livery, is parked in a snow-dusted yard on a clear winter day. February 1968 · Elston and Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL A white and green CTA bus labeled '128 MERCHANDISE MART' and 'SHUTTLE SERVICE' drives down a city street under the 'L' tracks, with brick buildings and parked cars nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3429, operates on route 128 to Merchandise Mart, with the elevated 'L' tracks and industrial buildings in the background. April 1970 · Grand and Wells, Chicago, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9429, is driving down a city street with a sign that reads 'SHUTTLE SERVICE' and '178 MERCHANDISE MART' on its front, with brick buildings and parked cars in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, fleet number 9429, operates on route 178 to the Merchandise Mart in the early 1970s. April 1970 · Grand and Wells, Chicago, IL A vintage green and white CTA bus, number 7294, parked at a bus depot on a sunny day, with a destination sign for route 81 Lawrence-Marine Dr. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 7294, at a depot with its destination sign reading '81 LAWRENCE-MARINE DR'. May 1970 A green and cream trolleybus with the number S287 and destination sign reading 'NORTH LIMITED NORTH-GRAND' is parked on a paved street next to trees, with overhead wires above. A Chicago Surface Lines trolleybus, S287, on the North Grand route, parked on a sunny day with overhead wires visible. September 1970 · North 72 Clark A vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8413, is driving down a busy city street lined with storefronts and cars from the 1960s or 1970s. A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8413, travels down a bustling street on route 36 Broadway Downtown. October 1973 · Broadway and Lawrence, Chicago, IL Two green and white CTA buses, numbered 5321 and 5054, are parked side by side in a field of tall, dry grass under a clear blue sky. Two retired Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses, numbers 5321 and 5054, sit idle in an overgrown storage yard. November 22, 1975 · Storage yard, Chicago, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority training bus, number BT2, is parked under a concrete underpass. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look training bus, numbered BT2, is pictured under an underpass. June 23, 1978 · Cermak and Ogden, Chicago, IL A yellow and silver bus with the number 6054 and destination 'Los Angeles' drives on a multi-lane road under a clear blue sky, with large buildings in the background. Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority bus 6054, a New Look model, is captured in motion on a city street with modernist buildings in the background. December 11, 1978 · Olive and 13rd Pl A yellow and white bus with the number BW 56 on its front is parked on a city street next to a brick building, with two people standing under an elevated railway. A Chicago Surface Lines GM New Look bus, number BW 56, is parked on a street next to a brick building with an elevated railway overhead. July 14, 1979 · Fullerton and Sheffield, Chicago, IL A dark green motor bus with fleet number BW 49 drives down a street lined with buildings and bare trees under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, fleet number BW 49, travels down a city street on a cloudy winter day. December 6, 1979 · University, Chicago, IL