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Chicago Motor Coach Company

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A black and white photograph of an old double-decker bus with 'CHICAGO MOTOR BUS' lettering on its side and the number 1155829 on its rear, driving down a street with two men on its open top deck. A vintage open-top double-decker bus of the Chicago Motor Coach Company, fleet number 1155829, is seen on a city street with passengers on its upper deck. May 9, 1919 · Lake Shore Drive, OH A vintage black-and-white photo of a double-decker bus with 'Chicago Motor Bus Company' lettering on its side and number 1155 on its front, showing passengers on the upper deck and a clear destination sign. A Chicago Motor Coach Company double-decker bus, number 1155, is shown on a summer day, likely in the 1910s or 1920s, with passengers on its open top deck and destination sign reading 'DOWN TOWN 7th Lake Shore Drive'. May 9, 1919 · Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL A black and white photo showing three workers washing a white and dark green bus with the number 1183 and 'Chicago Motor Coach Company' lettering inside a large, windowed garage. Workers wash a Chicago Motor Coach Company GMC TDH-5303 bus, number 1183, inside a large garage. 1946 · Diversey and Keeler A black-and-white photo of a Chicago Motor Coach Company double-decker bus, number 114, on route 25 Henson, turning a corner in a city street with pedestrians and 1940s cars nearby. Chicago Motor Coach Company double-decker bus No. 114 in service on route 25 Henson in a downtown street scene. 1946 · Jackson, MI 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 Chicago Motor Coach Company bus number 2500, a Flxible New Look model, parked on a street with a tall tower and a freight car in the background. Chicago Motor Coach Company bus number 2500, a Flxible New Look model, posed for a roster shot on a street in Chicago. 1946 · Diversey and Keeler, Chicago, IL 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 vintage bus on a city street, showing its front and side with the number 871 and 'Chicago Motor Coach Company' lettering. Cars from the 1950s and storefronts line the street. A Chicago Motor Coach Company New Look bus, number 871, on the 33 Austin Blvd. route near the intersection with Roosevelt Road in the early 1950s. 1946 · 33 and Austin 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 photograph of a double-decker bus with the number 212 on a city street, with other buses and cars in the background. A Chicago Motor Coach Company double-decker bus, number 212, on a city street in the 1940s, heading to Michigan Avenue and Garfield Boulevard. 1946 · Monroe, Michigan 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 of a double-decker bus with 'Chicago Motor Coach Company' and '25 Jackson' on its signs, stopped at an intersection with pedestrians and 1940s cars nearby. A Chicago Motor Coach Company double-decker bus, number 11-4 on route 25 Jackson, is seen on a city street in the early 1950s. 1946 · 26 @ Jackson, MI 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 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 black and white photo of a vintage Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 577, parked on a city street with a person in a coat nearby. A Chicago Motor Coach Company Flxible bus, number 577, is shown on a city street, likely in the late 1940s or early 1950s, with its 'The Boulevard Route' lettering visible. c. 1947 to 1953 A vintage green and cream Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 1165, is parked on a street with bare trees in the background. The destination sign reads '26 Jackson Via Harmon'. Chicago Motor Coach Company bus 1165, a GM New Look, is shown on route 26 Jackson Via Harmon in a winter setting. 1949 · Columbus Park, Chicago, IL 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 side view of a Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, numbered 1008, parked inside a large bus garage with its engine compartment open. A Chicago Motor Coach Company New Look bus, number 1008, inside a bus garage. 1950 · Diversey and Keeler, Chicago, IL A side view of a vintage Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 1008, with a streamlined body, parked inside a large, well-lit bus garage. A Chicago Motor Coach Company GMC TDH-3610 bus, number 1008, is shown in a bus garage, likely in the late 1930s or early 1940s. 1950 · Diversey and Keeler, Chicago, IL A vintage red-roofed Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 64, is parked on a paved lot, with a man walking nearby and trees and buildings in the background. A Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 64, operating on the Lake Front-State Street Shuttle Service in a parking lot area. August 27, 1953 · Columbus Dr. and Monroe, 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 green and cream Chicago Motor Coach Company bus numbered 1369 is on a city street, with a pedestrian crossing nearby and a large building in the background. Chicago Motor Coach Company bus 1369, a GM Old Look, is seen on a city street with its destination sign reading '150 WALK'. October 2, 1953 · Jackson and Canal, 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 red and white Flxible bus, number 8, labeled 'CHARTERED', is parked on a street with two vintage cars in the background under a clear sky. A Chicago Motor Coach Company Flxible bus, number 8, with a 'CHARTERED' sign, parked on a street in the 1960s. September 15, 1974 · Wood and Cullerton, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 605, is parked on a wet street in front of a large brick building with 'CHICAGO MOTOR COACH CO.' lettered on its facade. Chicago Motor Coach Company bus 605, a GM New Look, is parked before the company's 5201 S. Cottage Grove Avenue garage in the early 1960s. March 25, 1984 · Cottage Grove A red double-decker bus with 'Chicago Motor Coach Company' and 'Luxury Service with a Smile!' lettering is driving on a city street with skyscrapers in the background. A red double-decker bus from the Chicago Motor Coach Company, number 555, drives on a city street under an overcast sky. c. 1987 to 1995 A three-quarter front view of a dark green, weathered bus with the number BW 35 on its front and side, parked on a snowy, muddy lot next to a chain-link fence and bare trees. A weathered green Chicago Motor Coach Company GM TDH-3612 bus, number BW 35, parked in a snowy yard. February 21, 1987 · 162nd and State A red and white double-decker tour bus with the number 559 is driving on a city street. Passengers are visible on the open top deck. The bus has a black smiley face on its front and 'CHICAGO MOTOR COACH COMPANY' written on its side. A banner in the background reads 'CELEBRATE '94'. A red and white double-decker tour bus, number 559 of the Chicago Motor Coach Company, is seen driving on a city street in 1994, with passengers on the open-air top deck and a 'CELEBRATE '94' banner visible in the background. July 1994 · Wacker/Franklin, Chicago, IL A vintage green and cream bus numbered 605 sits on a grassy area beside two old railroad cars, one red and one green and white, with a sign that reads 'TO TRAINS'. A Chicago Motor Coach Company bus numbered 605 is parked in a grassy yard alongside two Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad interurban cars, numbers 14 and 1030, under a clear sky. August 14, 1995 · Elgin, IL A red and white double-decker tour bus with a bull head on top drives down a city street with cars and buildings in the background. A red and white Chicago Motor Coach Company double-decker bus, number 541, with a large bull head on its roof, drives on a city street with other traffic. September 1995 · Wacker and Franklin, Chicago, IL A red double-decker bus with 'Chicago Motor Coach Company' lettering and the number 568 is turning at an intersection with a single-decker bus behind it, in a city street scene with buildings and pedestrians. A red Chicago Motor Coach Company double-decker bus, number 568, navigates an intersection in downtown Chicago alongside a single-decker bus, under an overcast summer sky. July 1998 · Kinzie and La Salle, Chicago, IL