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A red and green streetcar and a green and cream bus are on a city street with tall buildings, neon signs for 'SPIEGEL' and 'the COTTON shop', and mid-1950s cars. A woman in a coat is crossing the street. — Download original ↓

1950 · State Madison, Chicago, IL

A Chicago Transit Authority Birney streetcar and a New Look bus share the street in downtown Chicago, likely on State Street, in the mid-1950s.

Date: 1950
Location: State Madison, Chicago, IL
Vehicle: Streetcar, Motor bus
Operator: Chicago Transit Authority
Equipment: Birney, GM New Look TDH-5303
Fleet numbers: Chicago Transit Authority 1136

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1950s Winter Chicago

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