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A street scene in downtown Chicago featuring a red streetcar, green and yellow buses, and vintage automobiles on a cobblestone street, with an elevated train structure overhead and neon signs on surrounding buildings.
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June 8, 1950 · Washington and Wells, Chicago, IL

A Chicago Surface Lines streetcar and motor buses operate on a downtown street under an elevated railway in the late 1940s.

Date
June 8, 1950
Location
Washington and Wells, Chicago, IL
Vehicle
Streetcar, Motor bus
Operator
Chicago Surface Lines
Equipment
Peter Witt
Tags
1950s Summer Chicago

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