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A side view of a Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, numbered 1008, parked inside a large bus garage with its engine compartment open. A Chicago Motor Coach Company New Look bus, number 1008, inside a bus garage. 1950 · Diversey and Keeler, Chicago, IL A side view of a vintage Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 1008, with a streamlined body, parked inside a large, well-lit bus garage. A Chicago Motor Coach Company GMC TDH-3610 bus, number 1008, is shown in a bus garage, likely in the late 1930s or early 1940s. 1950 · Diversey and Keeler, Chicago, IL A street scene with a cream and green CTA bus and a red CTA streetcar under an elevated train structure, with pedestrians on the sidewalk and vintage cars parked alongside a brick-paved street. A Chicago Transit Authority GMC bus and a PCC streetcar share a sun-drenched street beneath an elevated structure on Washington & Wells in the late 1940s. June 8, 1950 · Washington and Wells, Chicago, IL 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. A Chicago Surface Lines streetcar and motor buses operate on a downtown street under an elevated railway in the late 1940s. June 8, 1950 · Washington and Wells, Chicago, IL A black and white photo shows a CTA bus on a city street at dusk, surrounded by parked cars and pedestrians, with large glowing signs for shops like Sears and Bond's above. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 638, on route 8 Halsted, moves down a busy street at dusk, flanked by vintage automobiles and illuminated storefronts. 1951 · 64th St. A black-and-white photo shows a 1950s CTA bus numbered 5207 on a cobblestone street with trolley tracks, a dark streetcar behind it, and brick buildings lining the road. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus on route 73 at Armitage and Clark, with a vintage streetcar in the background. 1951 · Armitage and Campbell, Chicago, IL A black and white photo from the 1950s shows a CTA bus on a city street with Wrigley Field in the background, surrounded by classic cars and pedestrians. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1005, on route 152 ADDISON, drives down Sheffield Avenue past Wrigley Field in the late 1950s. 1952 · 152 and Sheffield A vintage black-and-white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1327, with 'The Boulevard Route' written on its side and 'HARLEM 152 ADDISON' on its front sign, parked near a brick building. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look bus, number 1327, in its 'Boulevard Route' livery, parked on a winter day. 1952 · Keeler and Diversey, Chicago, IL A black and white photo showing a line of dark-colored buses inside a garage with striped warning markings on the door; one bus has the number 1320 and a 'NOT IN SERVICE' sign; a man in overalls stands to the right. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look bus numbered 1320, marked 'NOT IN SERVICE', is parked inside a garage with other buses, as a man in work clothes stands in the doorway. 1952 A black and white photo of a vintage Chicago Surface Lines motor bus, number 1327, parked on a city street with a destination sign reading 'Harlem 152 Addison' and an advertisement for Braumeister Beer on the front. A Chicago Surface Lines motor bus, number 1327, is parked on a city street, displaying 'Harlem 152 Addison' on its destination sign and 'The Boulevard Route' along its side. 1952 · Diversey and Keeler, Chicago, IL A vintage orange streetcar with the number 75 runs on tracks embedded in a busy, wide city street lined with tall buildings and 1950s automobiles. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 75, navigates a cobblestone street in downtown Chicago, likely in the early 1950s. April 1952 · 45 and Roosevelt A green and cream streetcar with a lit 49 Western-Berwyn sign stands under a web of overhead wires beside a passenger shelter, with another streetcar to the right and two buses to the left. A Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcar signed 49 Western-Berwyn waits at the terminal at Western & 79th, Chicago, with a second PCC and two buses nearby. November 23, 1952 · Western and 79th, Chicago, IL Front view of a dark-bodied CTA bus with the number 5306 and a 'Van Buren - Racine' destination sign, driving on a snowy city street next to elevated train tracks. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 5306, on the Van Buren-Racine route in winter. August 9, 1953 · Van Buren and Racine, Chicago, IL A vintage red-roofed Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 64, is parked on a paved lot, with a man walking nearby and trees and buildings in the background. A Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 64, operating on the Lake Front-State Street Shuttle Service in a parking lot area. August 27, 1953 · Columbus Dr. and Monroe, Chicago, IL Side view of two green and cream Chicago Surface Lines buses, numbered 1201 and 645, on a city street with a building labeled CHAS T WILT behind them. Two Chicago Surface Lines buses, numbered 1201 and 645, operate on The Boulevard Route along a city street with storefronts in the background. September 30, 1953 · Michigan and Jackson, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 1369, is parked on a city street with a pedestrian walking nearby and a large stone building in the background. Chicago Motor Coach Company bus number 1369, a GM New Look, is shown at Jackson and Canal in Chicago on a sunny day. October 2, 1953 · Jackson and Canal, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Motor Coach Company bus numbered 1369 is on a city street, with a pedestrian crossing nearby and a large building in the background. Chicago Motor Coach Company bus 1369, a GM Old Look, is seen on a city street with its destination sign reading '150 WALK'. October 2, 1953 · Jackson and Canal, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus from the 1950s on a crowded city street, surrounded by pedestrians, vintage cars, and theater marquees. Chicago Transit Authority bus #1829 on route 49 State St, navigating a busy downtown street in the mid-1950s, with the State Lake Theater and vintage automobiles in the background. 1954 · 149 and Lake, Chicago, IL Elevated view along a busy downtown street lined with neon signs: a green and cream streetcar and two green and cream buses are in the foreground, with cars, a taxi and a red-fronted bus behind them. A Chicago Transit Authority streetcar and buses on State Street, seen from above near Van Buren in Chicago. 1954 · State and Van Buren, Chicago, IL A vintage photo show a CTA bus on a city street with people boarding and various store signs including 'HOT PEANUTS' and 'GREYHOUND' in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 2724, on route 27 in a street scene with storefronts and pedestrians. 1954 · 27 and Stony Island A vintage motor bus with the number 1366 and 'SHUTTLE SERVICE' on its roof sign, traveling on a city street with visible trolley tracks. A Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad bus, number 1366, on a shuttle route in the 1950s. 1954 · 149 and Van Buren A vintage black-and-white photo of a two-tone GMC bus with 'SHUTTLE SERVICE' on its roof and the number 1366 on its front, driving on a street with trolley tracks and pedestrians on the sidewalk. A Chicago and North Western shuttle bus, fleet number 1366, operates on a city street, marked for service to a parking lot. 1954 · 1366 State An elevated night view down a wet city street lined with neon store signs, with a bus in the center lane surrounded by taxicabs and 1950s automobiles and pedestrians on the sidewalks. A bus signed for Halsted-Armitage in heavy evening traffic on a rain-wet, neon-lit Halsted Street, likely near 63rd Place in Chicago's Englewood shopping district. April 19, 1954 · Halsted and 63rd Pl., Chicago, IL A green and cream streetcar on center tracks in a downtown street lined with tall buildings, ornate lamp posts and 1950s cars, seen from above. Chicago Transit Authority streetcar [?]240, signed for route 36, heads down a busy State Street in downtown Chicago. June 6, 1954 · State and Van Buren, Chicago, IL A vintage street scene in Chicago showing a green and cream PCC streetcar on tracks, with GMC buses and a yellow car nearby. Construction equipment and piles of gravel line the street, while neon signs for hotels and restaurants adorn the tall buildings. A Chicago Surface Lines PCC streetcar and GMC buses navigate a street under construction on a sunny day, surrounded by neon signs and vintage automobiles. June 6, 1954 · Clark and Madison, Chicago, IL A high view down a downtown street lined with tall buildings and lamp posts. A green and cream streetcar runs on center tracks among parked cars, buses and pedestrians. A Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcar on State Street near Van Buren, Chicago, with buses and mid-1950s traffic, likely 1955–1957. July 25, 1954 · State and Van Buren, Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1799, stopped at a street corner with passengers boarding. Chicago Transit Authority bus 1799, a GM New Look model, is shown at a stop near an elevated station, with passengers waiting to board. November 12, 1954 · Logan Square, Chicago, IL A black-and-white photograph of a vintage Chicago CTA bus, number 1799, stopped on a city street with a group of people waiting to board. The bus displays a route sign for '82 Kimball Lincoln Village' and a 'Drewry's Beer' advertisement on the front. An elevated train structure looms overhead. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1799, on route 82 to Kimball/Lincoln Village, is stopped at a curb with passengers waiting to board under an elevated 'L' structure at Logan Square. November 12, 1954 · Logan and Square, Chicago, IL A high view down a busy downtown street decorated for Christmas, with a green and cream streetcar in the center lanes, a bus at the left curb, cars and a taxi in front, and crowds on both sidewalks. A Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcar heads up State Street near Jackson among Christmas decorations, taxis and shoppers, likely in the mid-1950s. 1955 · State and Jackson, Chicago, IL A black and white photo shows a Chicago Transit Authority bus driving on a wide highway with other cars; the surrounding trees are bare, indicating winter. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 6177, travels on a multi-lane highway alongside 1950s automobiles on a winter day. 1955 · Outer Drive and North Av., Chicago, IL A black and white photo shows a vintage CTA bus labeled '8 HALSTED 79TH ST' and number 638 on a city street at dusk, surrounded by parked cars, pedestrians, and glowing signs for businesses like Sears and Norman Jewelers. The street has embedded trolley tracks, and the scene is bustling with activit A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 638, runs on route 8 Halsted at dusk on a busy street lined with 1950s-era cars and illuminated storefronts. 1955 · 64th and Halsted, Chicago, IL Front view of a vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus on a snowy street, with a 1950s car parked to the side and bare trees in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1301, operates on route 76 - Diversey during a snowy winter day, with a snow-covered 1950s Chevrolet parked nearby. 1955 A vintage black and white photo shows a CTA bus on a snow-covered street with a 1950s car parked nearby and bare trees lining the road. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1301, on route 76 Diversey, navigating a snowy street. 1955 · Diversey and Springfield, Chicago, IL Two red interurban cars with round end windows and trolley poles stand on a yard track under a web of overhead wires, with a red and white bus, a parked car and oil derricks in the distance. Pacific Electric Railway interurban car 498 and a second car stand in a yard under trolley wire, with oil derricks behind, likely at Long Beach, California. March 7, 1955 · Long Beach, CA A vintage CTA bus numbered 1121 is shown on a city street with pedestrians and classic cars, in front of a building with a sign for Bedford Shirt Co. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible bus, number 1121, operating on the State - 15th route in downtown Chicago, likely in the mid-1950s. March 28, 1955 · Jackson and Dearborn, Chicago, IL A vintage Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 516, is shown on a city street with other vehicles and large advertisements, including a Coca-Cola sign, under an overcast sky. Chicago Transit Authority bus 516, a GM New Look model, navigates a busy city street in the late 1950s or early 1960s, with a classic automobile and iconic billboards in the background. July 3, 1955 · Michigan and Washington, Chicago, IL A vintage green and cream motor bus, number 1431, with a 'Drewry's Beer' ad parked on a street, its destination sign reading 56 Wilson La Salle Schubert. A Chicago Motor Coach Company New Look bus, number 1431, is parked on a city street with a 'Drewry's Beer' advertisement on the front. July 3, 1955 · CLARK and Schubert, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Surface Lines bus, number 5070, drives down a street lined with 1950s cars, with store signs and bare trees in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines motor bus, number 5070, is seen on route 44th Western-Leland, navigating a street with visible streetcar tracks, surrounded by vintage 1950s automobiles. December 11, 1955 · Farragut, Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photo of a CTA bus, number 664, on a street with brick buildings and a 'National Bank' sign in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible bus, number 664, on the 5 Jefferson route, parked on a city street in the late 1950s. c. 1956 to 1960 A black and white photograph of a Chicago Transit Authority Flxible bus numbered 7206 on a city street in winter, with vintage cars and a building labeled 'Air Line Pilots Association Int'l' in the background. CTA Flxible motor bus number 7206 on route 6 CICERO - 55TH, photographed at the intersection of 55th and Cicero in Chicago during the winter, likely in the 1960s. 1956 · 55th and Cicero, Chicago, IL A green and cream streetcar on a city street in front of a brightly lit theatre marquee advertising Run for Cover, with a bus and 1950s cars behind it. Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcar 40[?][?] passes the Chicago Theatre on State Street near Lake Street, Chicago, about 1955. 1956 · State and Lake, Chicago, IL A CTA bus travels down a bustling Chicago street lined with vintage cars and illuminated signs, with people boarding and walking on the sidewalk. Chicago Transit Authority bus 638 on route 8 Halsted, navigating a busy street with embedded streetcar tracks in the early 1950s. 1956 · Halsted and 64th St. Front view of a dark-colored CTA bus with the number 2603 and route 49 A Western-79 displayed, stopped at an intersection with a stop sign and a street sign for W 119th St visible. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look bus, number 2603, on route 49 A Western-79 at the intersection of 119th Street and Western Avenue on an overcast winter day. 1956 · 119th and Western, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus turning at a street intersection with a stop sign and a street sign for 119th Street visible. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 2603, on route 49A Western at 119th Street on an overcast winter day. 1956 · 49A and 119th St A green and cream streetcar comes toward the camera on a city street under a steel elevated structure carrying a two-car train, with neon signs, a yellow truck, a sedan and pedestrians in winter coats. A Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcar runs under the Loop elevated at Clark and Van Buren while a two-car 'L' train passes overhead. April 19, 1956 · Clark and Van Buren, Chicago, IL A yellow CTA bus with floral decorations and a 'Make Chicago America's Cleanest City' slogan is parked on a city street, with a green and white bus and a yellow taxi cab visible in the background. A yellow Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 565, decorated with daisies and the slogan 'Make Chicago America's Cleanest City,' is seen on a city street. May 16, 1956 · Michigan and Jackson, Chicago, IL A green and cream streetcar sits under an elevated railway station that carries red and cream CTA banners, with a second streetcar beside it and traffic going off into the distance. Two Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcars on State Street under the Loop 'L' station at Van Buren Street in Chicago, likely in the mid-1950s. August 24, 1956 · State and Van Buren, Chicago, IL A light-colored streamlined streetcar stops at a busy downtown corner under tall buildings, with many pedestrians crossing the tracks in the foreground. A Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcar on State Street near Jackson, as pedestrians cross in front of it, likely in the 1950s. August 24, 1956 · State and Jackson, Chicago, IL