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A green and cream streetcar with its trolley pole raised sits on a curved track beside a covered shelter and a wooden fence. A longer, older streetcar and part of another car stand across a paved loop under overhead wires.
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1951 · Western and 49 and Berwyn, Chicago, IL

A Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcar signed for Western stands at an off-street loop with a passenger shelter, with older streetcars in the background.

Date
1951
Location
Western and 49 and Berwyn, Chicago, ILApproximate location, placed at the center of the town.
Vehicle
PCC streetcar, Streetcar
Operator
Chicago Transit Authority
Equipment
PCC
Tags
1950s Summer Chicago

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