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A green and cream streetcar on center tracks in a downtown street lined with tall buildings, ornate lamp posts and 1950s cars, seen from above.
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June 6, 1954 · State and Van Buren, Chicago, IL

Chicago Transit Authority streetcar [?]240, signed for route 36, heads down a busy State Street in downtown Chicago.

Date
June 6, 1954
Location
State and Van Buren, Chicago, IL
Vehicle
PCC streetcar, Motor bus
Operator
Chicago Transit Authority
Equipment
PCC
Tags
1950s Summer Chicago

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