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Front view of a vintage city bus driving on a snow-covered street, with classic cars and bare trees in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 610, on route 24 during a snowstorm, surrounded by 1950s automobiles. c. 1959 to 1968 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 shows a CTA trolleybus with the number 9418 and route 47 to Lake Park, stopped on a street with a trolley pole raised, with another CTA bus nearby and a person boarding. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible trolleybus, No. 9418, on route 47 to Lake Park, stands on a street with a CTA motor bus in the background. 1959 · 47th and Archer, Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photo shows a CTA motor bus, number 1792, on route 82 to Logan Square, parked on a street with a person waiting nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1792, on route 82 to Logan Square, captured on a sunny day at Devon and Kedzie. 1959 · Devon and Kedzie, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus marked with route 36 and fleet number 9417 moves down a sunlit street lined with 1950s cars and pedestrians, with storefronts for Hyde Park Bible Church and Florsheim visible on either side. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9417, travels down a busy street at 51st and Calumet in Chicago during the 1950s. June 1959 · 51st and Calumet, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus with the number 9417 is driving down a wide city street lined with 1950s cars and pedestrians on the sidewalks. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9417, travels down a bustling city street in the 1950s. June 1959 · 51 St and Calumet, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus with the number 9417 and destination sign reading '51 ST-LOUIS' travels down a city street lined with 1950s cars and pedestrians, with storefronts including 'Hyde Park Bible Church' and 'Florsheim' visible. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9417, runs on a busy 51st Street in the 1950s, surrounded by period automobiles and pedestrians. June 1959 · 51st, Chicago, IL Four green and cream streamlined streetcars without their trucks, two lying on their sides and two upright, in a yard full of scrap metal, with a crane and a wooden shed behind them under an overcast sky. Stripped Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcars awaiting scrapping, likely at 69th and Cicero in Chicago. June 21, 1959 · 69th and Cicero, Chicago, IL A green and cream streetcar signed 22 Clark-Howard runs along a street under a rust-colored steel elevated structure, with a train of light-colored double-deck commuter coaches on top and parked cars and storefronts beyond. Chicago Transit Authority streetcar 7175 on route 22 Clark-Howard passes under an elevated railroad structure while bi-level commuter coaches cross overhead, likely at Clark and Roscoe in Chicago, in the mid-1950s. July 1, 1959 · Clark and Roscoe, Chicago, IL Three green and cream PCC streetcars, numbered 7218, 4378, and 2218, are parked nose-to-nose in a yard under an overcast sky, with overhead wires visible above. Three Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcars, numbered 7218, 4378, and 2218, are parked side by side in a yard, showcasing the fleet's prewar and postwar models. August 1959 · 77th and Vincennes, Chicago, IL 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 A green and cream motor bus, number 571, drives down a city street with snow on the sidewalks and classic cars parked in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 571, is captured on a city street in winter. December 1959 · Michigan and Harrison, Chicago, IL A green and white CTA motor bus, number 5363, on route 66 to Chicago-Mayfield, is seen from a three-quarter front view as it crosses a steel truss bridge on a sunny day, with its shadow cast on the pavement. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5363, on route 66 to Chicago-Mayfield, crossing a steel truss bridge on a sunny day. c. 1960 to 1970 A silver Chicago 'L' car, numbered 2275, is stopped at an elevated station platform; a sign overhead reads 'Evanson Express trains North to Linden-Wilmette'. A Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit car, numbered 2275, is at a station platform on the Dan Ryan line, with a sign for the Evanston Express visible in the background. c. 1960 to 1990 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 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 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 photograph of a street scene with a CTA PCC streetcar, a bus, a C&NW truck, and a Pontiac car, surrounded by people on a sunny day. A Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcar and a bus share a street with a Chicago and North Western maintenance truck and a 1950s Pontiac, surrounded by onlookers near a Standard Oil station in the late 1950s. April 1960 · Central Park and Belmont, 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 Black and white photo of two white Chicago Transit Authority buses on a city street under an elevated train track, with pedestrians and storefronts nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5268 on route 56 Milwaukee-Central, navigates a street under an elevated structure in Logan Square, with a second bus, number 5214, visible behind it. October 18, 1960 · Logan and Square, Chicago, IL A black and white nighttime photograph of a CTA bus numbered 5288 with destination sign reading 'MILWAUKEE LIMITED MILWAUKEE - DEVON', as passengers board from a sidewalk. A Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 5288 at a stop on the Milwaukee Limited route, with passengers boarding at night. December 5, 1960 · Logan Square, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a 1960s-era CTA bus driving down a snow-covered street lined with parked cars and bare trees. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1216, runs route 76 Diversey-Harlem on a snowy city street in the 1960s. c. 1961 to 1970 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 Two green and white Chicago Transit Authority buses from the 1940s or 1950s, numbered 2700, driving down a tree-lined street in winter, with snow on the ground. Two Chicago Transit Authority Flxible motor buses, number 2700, running on route 79-Western in a winter street scene. 1961 · 79th and Brandon, 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 Nighttime street scene with a CTA bus on State Street in Chicago, surrounded by holiday lights, pedestrians, and other traffic. A CTA Flxible New Look bus, number 5968, on route 36 119 MORGAN, navigates a festively lit State Street at night in the mid-1960s. 1961 · State and Van Buren, 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 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 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 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 vintage CTA bus with the number 3662 on its front, parked on a street with wet pavement in winter, with a car wash and bare trees visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look motor bus, number 3662, displaying route 82 to Lawndale, is parked on a wet street in winter, with bare trees and a car wash in the background. 1961 · Devon and Kedzie, Chicago, IL Front view of a vintage white and dark-colored bus with route 90 Grand-Harlem Center on its sign, driving on a city street next to a large brick building under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, numbered 1743, operates on route 90 Grand-Harlem Center along a street lined with a brick building. 1961 · 90 and Harlem, Chicago, IL A black-and-white night scene of a city street with several buses, including a lead bus numbered 5968, surrounded by holiday lights and storefronts with people on the sidewalks. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5968 on route 36 to Illi-Morgan, travels down a festive, illuminated State Street at night. 1961 · State and Van Buren, Chicago, IL A vintage black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus on a city street, with a Ben-Bey sign on a building and other buses in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 5009, on route 62 Devon-Redz in Logan Square, with other buses and a Ben-Bey storefront visible. 1961 · Logan Square, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA trolleybus numbered 9355 on route 85 Central-Harrison travels down a sunny, snow-dusted street lined with storefronts and power lines. Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus 9355 on route 85 Central-Harrison in winter, with overhead wires and a storefront sign for 'Cokes THE PEAK OF ALL Candies' visible. February 1961 · Belmont and Central, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA trolleybus, number 9763, is parked on a snowy street with overhead wires, near a 1950s car and apartment buildings. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9763, on route 65 Milwaukee-Halsted in winter, with snow and slush on the street. February 1961 · Octavia and Belmont, Chicago, IL Front three-quarter view of a green and cream CTA trolleybus, number 9355, on route 85 Central-Harrison, with overhead wires and storefronts in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9355, on route 85 Central-Harrison, navigating a city street on a clear winter day. February 1961 · Central and Belmont, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus numbered 9763 is parked on a wet, snowy street under overhead wires, with apartment buildings and bare trees in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look trolleybus, number 9763, on the Belmont-Halsted route in winter, with snow on the ground and bare trees in the background. February 1961 · Belmont and Octavia, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9763, on route 11 Belmont-Halsted, is parked on a snow-covered street with bare trees and apartment buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look trolleybus, number 9763 on route 11 Belmont-Halsted, is stopped on a snowy street in the 1960s. February 1961 · Belmont and Octavia, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus with the number 9355 and route 85 Central-Harrison is stopped on a street, with several vintage cars around it and bare trees in the background. Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus 9355 on route 85 Central-Harrison, surrounded by 1950s automobiles on a winter day. March 1961 · Central and Fullerton, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus with the number 9355 and destination sign reading '85 CENTRAL-HARRISON' is on a city street lined with vintage cars and bare trees, with a 'Henry's Hamburgers' sign visible on the left. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9355, on route 85 to Central-Harrison, shares the street with vintage automobiles near the intersection of Central and Fullerton Avenue in the early 1960s. March 1961 · Central and Fullerton, Chicago, IL A vintage CTA bus numbered 2503 is parked on a city street, displaying a route sign for '58 25 LARAMIE' and an ad for 'Magikist' dry cleaners, with 1950s cars in the background. CTA bus 2503, a Flxible model, is shown at a street corner in Chicago with its destination sign reading '58 25 LARAMIE' and a 'Magikist' advertisement on the front. April 29, 1961 · 25th and Laramie, 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 vintage green and cream bus with the number 2503 on its front is parked on a city street, with a 1950s station wagon visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, fleet number 2503, on the 58 Laramie route, stopped on a city street in the early 1960s. April 29, 1961 · 25th and Laramie, Chicago, IL