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A green and cream PCC streetcar on a cobblestone street in Chicago, surrounded by pedestrians, vintage cars, and storefront signs including 'Harding's' and 'U.S. Mail'. — Download original ↓

June 15, 1953 · Washington and Franklin, Chicago, IL

A Chicago Surface Lines PCC streetcar travels downtown on a sunny day in the late 1930s or 1940s, passing storefronts and pedestrians.

Date: June 15, 1953
Location: Washington and Franklin, Chicago, IL
Vehicle: Streetcar, PCC streetcar
Operator: Chicago Surface Lines
Equipment: PCC

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1950s Summer Chicago

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