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A cream and dark green CTA bus with the number 1612 on its front and rear, showing the destination '6 LAKE-AUSTIN' on its sign, driving down a street with a Standard Oil sign and bare trees in the background. — Download original ↓

1961 · Lake and Central, Chicago, IL

A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1612, on route 6 Lake-Austin, captured on a winter day in the 1960s.

Date: 1961
Location: Lake and Central, Chicago, IL
Vehicle: Motor bus, New Look bus
Operator: Chicago Transit Authority
Equipment: GM New Look TDH-5303
Fleet numbers: Chicago Transit Authority 1612

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1960s Winter Chicago

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