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A red and cream streetcar marked CSL 1721 moves down a street beneath a dark steel elevated structure, flanked by parked 1940s cars and a few pedestrians.
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October 20, 1953 · Lake and Ashland, Chicago, IL

A Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcar, number 1721, travels under an elevated rail structure on a sunny day in the late 1940s, surrounded by period automobiles.

Date
October 20, 1953
Location
Lake and Ashland, Chicago, IL
Vehicle
Streetcar
Operator
Chicago Surface Lines
Equipment
Peter Witt
Fleet numbers
Chicago Surface Lines 1721
Tags
1950s Autumn Chicago

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