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A black and white photo of a vintage city bus, number 6572, on a tree-lined street with several cars in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look bus, number 6572, on route 81 Lakeview North Ave, likely in the 1960s. 1966 · Montrose and Marine, Chicago, IL A vintage city bus with the number 31 on its front and side drives down a street lined with parked cars and pedestrians, with a large 'PARKING' sign visible above. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 31, travels down a city street in the 1950s or 60s, passing a parking garage and a sign for White Way Signs. 1966 · State and Lake, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus, number 7279, is stopped on a city bridge with a 1950s car beside it and skyscrapers in the background under a clear blue sky. Chicago Transit Authority bus #7279 on route 42 Halsted-79, captured on a bridge with the city skyline in the background on a clear summer day. September 6, 1966 · Clark and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL Front three-quarter view of a green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 7279, on route 42 Halsted-79, driving on a bridge with city buildings behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 7279, on route 42 Halsted-79, captured in action on a bridge with the Chicago skyline in the background during the late 1950s or early 1960s. September 6, 1966 · Clark and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A vintage green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 7279, is shown on a city street with a 1950s car nearby and skyscrapers in the distance. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible bus, number 7279, on route 42 Halsted-79, captured on a bridge with the city skyline in the background. September 6, 1966 · Clark and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A dark green and cream CTA bus with the number 7279 on its front is stopped on a bridge with a city skyline in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 7279, operates on route 42 Halsted at a busy city intersection on a sunny day. September 6, 1966 · Clark and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A vintage trolleybus covered in snow and ice, parked on a snowy street with snow-covered buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 4550, covered in snow and ice on a winter day. 1967 · State and 66, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a CTA bus driving down a snow-covered street with buildings and pedestrians in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 5571, navigates a snow-covered street in the 1960s. 1967 · Ashland and Addison, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus drives down a busy city street decorated for Christmas, with many cars and people on the sidewalks. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 5555, operates on a festive, crowded State Street during the winter holidays, surrounded by cars, taxis, and pedestrians. January 24, 1967 · State and Van Buren, Chicago, IL A green and white CTA bus driving down a crowded city street lined with decorated lampposts and vintage cars, with pedestrians on the sidewalk. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5855, operates on the 36th & Morgan route through a busy downtown street during the winter holidays. January 24, 1967 · 36th and VAN BUREN, Chicago, IL A high-angle view of a Chicago street in winter, featuring a green and white CTA bus with the number 3095 on its front, surrounded by other vintage cars and buses, with festive Christmas decorations on the lampposts. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 3095, is seen on a busy street during the winter holiday season, with Christmas decorations lining the street and other buses and cars in traffic. January 24, 1967 · Van Buren and State, Chicago, IL Two vintage CTA buses in a snowy Chicago street scene with several people and other vehicles in the background. Two Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses, numbers 872? and 5081, are parked on a snow-covered street during a winter day in Chicago. January 27, 1967 · Granville, Chicago, IL A winter scene with two snow-covered Chicago Transit Authority buses on a city street, one showing destination Kedzie-Foster and number 2110, with billboards and a snow-covered car nearby. Chicago Transit Authority buses 2110 and 5081 are stranded on a snow-covered street at the corner of Western and Granville, with the Comet sign visible in the background. January 27, 1967 · Western and Granville, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a CTA trolleybus on a snowy street in Cicero, Illinois, with people walking nearby and storefronts lining the street. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 5201, navigates a snow-covered street in Cicero, Illinois, with pedestrians crossing in the foreground. January 30, 1967 · Cicero and Milwaukee, Chicago, IL A vintage green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1460, is driving down a city street with snow on the ground, with a YMCA building and other cars in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible bus, number 1460, on route 66 in downtown Chicago during winter. March 17, 1967 · State, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9432, is shown on an elevated wooden bridge, with a line of 1950s cars behind and industrial buildings in the background under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, fleet number 9432, on route 66 Fairbanks-Ontario, travels across an elevated wooden deck bridge on a summer day in the mid-1950s. March 23, 1967 · Halsted, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8480, is parked at a street corner in winter, with a 'Union Station via Ohio' destination sign. Classic cars are visible on the wet street, and a large stone building stands in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8480, on Route 157 via Ohio Street, likely photographed in the late 1960s on a winter day. March 24, 1967 · Fair Banks and Superior, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus with the number 9427 on the front is driving on a city street, with a Shell gas station and other vehicles in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9427, operates on route 65 Grand-State at an intersection near a Shell gas station. March 27, 1967 · Grand and Cicero, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus with the number 9427 is turning at an intersection with a Shell gas station in the background, under a network of overhead wires, with a green car and pedestrians nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9427, on route 65 Grand-State, navigates an intersection near a Shell gas station in the early 1960s. March 27, 1967 · Grand and Cicero, Chicago, IL Four green and cream CTA buses, numbered 5132, 5182, 5321, and 5237, are parked side by side in a yard with their reflections visible in a puddle on the ground. Four Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look buses, numbered 5132, 5182, 5321, and 5237, are parked in a row at Forest Glen Garage, reflected in a puddle on the wet pavement under an overcast sky. July 2, 1967 · Forest Glen Garage, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 5172, is parked on a wet, paved lot with another CTA bus and 1960s cars visible in the background under an overcast sky. Chicago Transit Authority bus #5172, a Flxible model, is parked in the wet lot of the Forest Glen Garage, with route 41 to Elston-Armstrong displayed on the front sign, circa the mid-1960s. July 2, 1967 · Forest Glen Garage, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus numbered 9408 is driving down a tree-lined city street in summer, with a cyclist and several cars nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9408, operates on route 78 Montrose-Broadway in summer, surrounded by 1960s automobiles and a cyclist. September 3, 1967 · Montrose and Hermitage, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 5533, on the 62 Archer-Harlem route, driving through a crowded city street lined with decorated trees and tall buildings. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5533, on route 62 Archer-Harlem, navigates a busy downtown street at State & Van Buren, decorated for the holidays in the early 1970s. 1968 · State and Van Buren, Chicago, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 5171, on route 56 Milwaukee-Downtown, parked on a city street in front of a brick building. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5171, on route 56 Milwaukee-Downtown in 1968. 1968 · Washington and Jefferson, Chicago, IL A side view of a Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 5172, parked in a lot with snow on the ground, showing its dark green and cream paint and the CTA logo. Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus #5172, painted in dark green and cream livery, is parked in a snow-dusted yard on a clear winter day. February 1968 · Elston and Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL Two green and cream trolleybuses from the Chicago Transit Authority drive down a city street on a sunny day, with one showing route 81 Lawrence-Broadway and a classic car parked nearby. Two Chicago Transit Authority trolleybuses, numbers 9710 and 9529, operate on a sunny day, with 9710 showing its route as 81 Lawrence-Broadway. July 1968 · Central and Lawrence, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus labeled 9748 and route 85 Central-Harrison is turning a corner on a sunny street in Chicago, with storefronts and pedestrians nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9748, on route 85 Central-Harrison, navigating a street corner on a sunny day. July 1968 · Central and Lawrence, Chicago, IL Two green and white Chicago Transit Authority trolleybuses on a city street under a network of overhead wires, with a 1960s car parked nearby and storefronts lining the street. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9710, is shown on the 81 Lawrence-Broadway route, likely at the intersection of Central and Lawrence, with another CTA trolleybus, number 529, visible in the background. July 1968 · Central and Lawrence, Chicago, IL A vintage Chicago bus, number 5137, is shown from a three-quarter front angle on a city street, with overhead wires, a Sunoco gas station sign, and several 1960s cars in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5137, on route 91 Austin-Roosevelt, captured on a sunny day in a Chicago street scene with a Sunoco station in the background. July 1968 · Austin and Lawrence, Chicago, IL Two burned-out CTA buses, one numbered 3153 and the other 5481, are shown front-on in a wrecked state on a street with debris around them. Two burned-out Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, numbered 3153 and 5481, sit in a pile of wreckage on a Chicago street. 1969 · Kedzie and Van Buren, Chicago, IL A black and white photo shows the heavily damaged front of a bus with the number 3150, its roof torn off and interior exposed, parked next to a brick building. The burned-out remains of Chicago Transit Authority bus 3150, a GM New Look, lie on a city street. 1969 · Kedzie and Jackson, Chicago, IL A black and white photo showing the front of a severely damaged, burned-out bus with the number 3150 on its front, parked on a city street with another bus in the background. A burned-out Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3150, photographed after a wreck. 1969 · Kedzie and Jackson, Chicago, IL 一辆覆盖着雪的公共汽车停在雪地街道上，车头显示编号681和目的地Damen，背景有汽车销售店的招牌。 一辆芝加哥交通管理局（CTA）681号New Look巴士在雪天行驶于街道上，背景是Berens二手车店的招牌。 January 27, 1969 · Granville, Chicago, IL A green and white CTA bus drives down a city street under cloudy skies, with a brick building and an overpass in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, fleet number 4[?]71, travels along a street in Chicago under an overcast sky. April 14, 1969 · Archer and Wentworth, Chicago, IL A green and white motor bus with the number 4[?]71 is driving down a wide, overcast city street next to a brick building and under an elevated structure. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, fleet number 4[?]71, is seen on a city street in the 1960s or 1970s. April 14, 1969 · Archer and Wentworth, Chicago, IL Side view of a green and cream CTA bus numbered 5819, displaying a 'Say Cheeseburger' ad, on a tree-lined street under a clear blue sky. A CTA New Look bus, number 5819, in green and cream livery, runs route 67-Oglesby on a sunny day. May 1969 · 73rd and Kedzie, Chicago, IL A green CTA bus with the number 314 and destination '65 Grand-Lake Shore' is driving down a city street with several cars and tall buildings in the background on a sunny day. A green and silver Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 314 on route 65 to Grand-Lake Shore, navigates a city street lined with high-rise buildings in the early 1970s. July 21, 1969 · Lasalle and Schiller, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus numbered 3706 is parked under a large steel elevated train structure. A person walks in front of the bus, and a black steam locomotive is visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3706, marked 'Not in Service', is parked under an elevated structure, with a person walking nearby and a historic steam locomotive on display in the background. c. 1970 to 1980 · Wells and Quincy, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus is stopped at an intersection with a 'Shuttle Service' sign, surrounded by brick buildings and parked cars under a clear sky. A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 9429, is seen in action on a city street, advertising a shuttle service to the Merchandise Mart. April 1970 · Grand and Wells, Chicago, IL A white and green CTA bus labeled '128 MERCHANDISE MART' and 'SHUTTLE SERVICE' drives down a city street under the 'L' tracks, with brick buildings and parked cars nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3429, operates on route 128 to Merchandise Mart, with the elevated 'L' tracks and industrial buildings in the background. April 1970 · Grand and Wells, Chicago, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9429, is driving down a city street with a sign that reads 'SHUTTLE SERVICE' and '178 MERCHANDISE MART' on its front, with brick buildings and parked cars in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, fleet number 9429, operates on route 178 to the Merchandise Mart in the early 1970s. April 1970 · Grand and Wells, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3429, drives down a city street with an elevated structure and brick buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 3429, runs shuttle service to the Merchandise Mart in downtown Chicago on a sunny summer day. April 1970 · Grand and Wells, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus numbered 3429 labeled 'SHUTTLE SERVICE' is turning at an intersection with elevated tracks and brick buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 3429, runs shuttle service on a sunny day at the intersection of Grand and Wells in the 1970s. April 1970 · Grand and Wells, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus numbered 7294 is parked at a terminal with a clear sky overhead, displaying its route to Lawrence-Marine Dr. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible bus, number 7294, is parked at a terminal on a sunny day, displaying route 81 to Lawrence-Marine Dr. May 1970 · Jefferson Park, Chicago, IL A green and white city bus with the number S287 on its front and side, parked on a paved street with trees and overhead wires in the background, displaying 'NORTH LIMITED NORTH-GRAND' on its destination sign. A green and white Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number S287, is parked on a street under overhead wires, displaying 'NORTH LIMITED NORTH-GRAND' on its destination sign. September 1970 · North and Clark, Chicago, IL Front three-quarter view of a vintage CTA bus 5287, showing its green and white livery and destination sign 'North Limited North-Grand', parked beside a grassy area with trees and overhead wires in the background. A green and white Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5287, on the North-Grand route, parked on a tree-lined street on a summer day. September 1970 · North and Clark, Chicago, IL A green and white CTA motor bus numbered 8287 is parked on a tree-lined street on a clear summer day, with its destination sign reading 'NORTH LIMITED NORTH-GRAND'. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 8287, on the North-Grand route in summer. September 1970 · North and Clark, Chicago, IL A green and white CTA bus, number 8287, is parked on a city street under a clear sky, with trees and overhead wires in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 8287, operating on the Limited North-Grand route during the 1970s. September 1970 · North and Clark, Chicago, IL