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A vintage color photograph of two red Chicago streetcars on a street with a large brick building and billboards in the background.
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1950 · 81 and Broadway

Two red and cream Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcars, numbered 218 and 219, operate on a city street lined with brick buildings under a clear blue sky.

Date
1950
Location
81 and Broadway
Vehicle
Streetcar
Operator
Chicago Surface Lines
Equipment
Master Unit
Fleet numbers
Chicago Surface Lines 218, Chicago Surface Lines 219
Tags
1950s Summer

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