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A white streetcar with a red and blue stripe, signed 23 Chestnut Hill, rounds a corner on a street of brick rowhouses under overhead wires, with cars parked along the curbs.

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority streetcar 2158 on Route 23 to Chestnut Hill, likely at 16th & Bigler, 1958. 1958 · 16th and Bigler, Philadelphia, PA

A silver and blue Greyhound motorcoach, fleet number 6428, with a 'Scranton' destination sign, is driving on a city street past a multi-story parking garage while a cyclist rides on the sidewalk.

A Greyhound New Look bus, number 6428, on a city street with a Scranton destination sign, passing a parking garage in what appears to be Philadelphia. December 17, 1987 · 10th and Filbett, Philadelphia, PA

A white and blue Greyhound bus with the number 8434 is driving down a city street lined with cars and tall buildings, with a street sign reading 'Bach Place' visible on the left.

A Greyhound Flxible Metro bus, number 8434, marked 'SPECIAL', travels down a street in Philadelphia near Bach Place on a sunny day. December 11, 1988 · Broad and Bach Pl., Philadelphia, PA

A light gray streetcar with a red front band, number 2163, signed 23 TO-BIGLER, runs on street track past a brick building and a construction site with scaffolding.

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority streetcar 2163 on route 23 to Bigler, likely at 12th and Locust Streets in Philadelphia. December 12, 1988 · 12th and Locust, Philadelphia, PA

A white NJ Transit bus with a tri-color stripe crosses a blue bridge, with city buildings and other cars in the background.

An NJ Transit Flxible Metro bus, number 7448, on route 7, crossing a blue steel bridge under an overcast sky. December 13, 1988 · Ben Franklin Bridge, Philadelphia, PA

A white NJ Transit bus with the number 7446 is driving on an elevated highway under a large blue billboard that reads 'Trump Castle: Where Better Is Not Enough!', with a blue metal bridge structure overhead and cars in the background.

An NJ Transit bus on an elevated highway with a Trump Castle billboard in the background. December 13, 1988 · Ben Franklin Bridge, Philadelphia, PA

A blue, red and silver Greyhound bus is driving across a bridge under an overcast sky.

A Greyhound MC-8 motor coach, number 5122, is captured in motion on the Ben Franklin Bridge. December 13, 1988 · Ben Franklin Bridge, Philadelphia, PA

A white streetcar with a red and blue stripe and a 23 10-BIGLER sign passes under a dark steel railroad bridge, with parked cars on the left and a second streetcar in the distance.

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority PCC streetcar 2788 on Route 23 to 10th and Bigler passes under a railroad bridge, likely at 12th and Noble in Philadelphia. December 14, 1988 · 12th and Noble, Philadelphia, PA

A gray and white streetcar with a red band, signed 23 Germantown Ave Bethlehem Pike, rolls along a street beneath a dark steel viaduct with cars parked beside it.

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority PCC streetcar 2168 on route 23 to Germantown Ave and Bethlehem Pike passes under a railroad viaduct. December 14, 1988 · 11th and Callowhill, Philadelphia, PA

A white streetcar with a red front stripe and a 23 Germantown Ave Bethlehem Pike sign comes toward the camera under a dark steel viaduct, with parked cars on the left and traffic behind.

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority PCC streetcar 2104 on Route 23 Germantown Ave–Bethlehem Pike, passing under a steel railroad viaduct, likely at 11th and Callowhill in Philadelphia. December 14, 1988 · 11th and Callowhill, Philadelphia, PA

Front view of a white and orange SEPTA bus driving on a city street under a dark elevated structure, with parked cars and a red building in the background.

A SEPTA bus numbered 8253 travels under an elevated structure on a city street in Philadelphia. December 14, 1988 · 11th and Callowhill, Philadelphia, PA