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A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 4318 is parked in a gravel yard. Behind it is a red and white bus, a yellow freight car on a flatcar, and a dark railcar to the left. Overhead wires and a water tower are visible in the background under an overcast sky. Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus 4318 parked in a yard next to a yellow freight car and another bus. October 21, 1956 · South Shops, IL Three-quarter front view of a green and cream CTA bus numbered 4318 parked in a gravel yard under an overcast sky, with another bus and a yellow freight car visible behind it. A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 4318, parked in a yard with other buses and freight cars in the background. October 21, 1956 A dark green CTA bus with a yellow magnet sweeper attachment on its front, parked in a yard with a freight car visible behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look motor bus, number 5720, equipped with a front-mounted magnet sweeper, sits in a yard. October 21, 1956 A dark green CTA bus with a large yellow magnet plow attached to its front, parked in a gravel yard with the number 6720 visible on the fender and BW 12 on the side. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look bus, number 6720, modified with a front-mounted magnet plow and labeled 'BW 12', parked in a yard on an overcast day. October 21, 1956 A black-and-white, high-angle shot of a busy Chicago street, showing a line of Drewry's buses and vintage cars at a bus stop. A Drewry's bus line at the Washington and Wabash terminal in Chicago, with a GMC New Look bus number 5329 front and center. 1957 · Washington and Wabash, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 1181 and destination '63 STONEY ISLAND' driving on a multi-lane expressway filled with 1950s cars and surrounded by bare trees. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible bus, number 1181, heads down an expressway median lane with 1950s traffic in the late 1950s. 1957 · North Ave and Outer Drive, Chicago, IL A green and cream city bus with the number 1806 and route 84 on its sign drives down a paved street on a sunny winter day, with parked and moving cars and bare trees lining the road. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1806, heads down a street on route 84 Ridge-Broadway, with vintage cars and bare trees in the background. April 21, 1957 A green and cream streetcar on a cobbled street under trolley wires. A truck and a bus follow it, a gray diesel passenger train runs on an embankment behind parked 1950s cars, and brick warehouses stand at right. A Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcar crosses a cobblestone intersection near Archer Avenue, Chicago, as a New York Central passenger train passes behind. October 8, 1957 · Chicago, IL Two vintage white and dark-striped buses with large windows, one showing the number 1756, on a paved street with trees and a blurred moving car in the background. Two Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, including number 1756, are seen on a tree-lined street in the 1960s. 1958 · Caldwell Two vintage city buses, one with the number 1756 on its front, are stopped on a tree-lined street with a telephone booth nearby. Two Chicago Transit Authority buses, including 1756, are stopped at an intersection on a summer day in the late 1950s or 1960s. 1958 · Caldwell A yellow and green streetcar numbered 1400, with route 5 on its roof sign, stands on a street under trolley wires. A yellow bus with a white roof is parked beside a two-story drugstore building with Coca-Cola and Rexall signs, and hills rise behind. Los Angeles Transit Lines streetcar 1400 on Line 5 passes an old-look bus in front of Eagle Rock Drugs in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles. 1958 · 1400 Eagle Rock Blvd A black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1353, with a 'Shuttle Service' sign, driving down a city street lined with 1950s cars and tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1353, operates a shuttle service on a downtown street in the mid-1950s, with the Chicago skyline in the background. 1958 A black and white photograph shows a Chicago Transit Authority bus at a busy street corner with Walgreens and Woolworth's stores, and a billboard advertising a 1962 Pontiac Tempest. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1346, is seen on a street corner with a Walgreens and a Woolworth's store in the background, under a billboard for a 1962 Pontiac Tempest. 1958 · 59th and Pulaski, Chicago, IL A vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 6571, is parked under a brick archway, displaying route 62 Archer-Harlem on its front sign and advertisements for Drewry's and Blatz beer on its bumper and side. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 6571, is shown parked under a brick underpass with its route sign reading 62 Archer-Harlem. March 1958 · Archer and Pershing, Chicago, IL A dark blue and cream CTA bus, number 2704, with a Vincennes-78 route sign and Drewry's Beer advertisement on the front, parked on a paved lot with a building in the background. A CTA Flxible New Look bus, number 2704, on the Vincennes-78 route, parked on a street in Chicago. May 1958 · 77th and Vincennes, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3557, on a city street with tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3557, on route 60 26-Kenton, navigating a city street. October 1958 · Adams J Canal A three-quarter front view of a dark green and white CTA motor bus with number 1787 on its side and front, showing a '82 KIMBALL-FOSTER' destination sign and vintage advertisements on its bumper and side. CTA New Look bus number 1787, assigned to route 82 Kimball-Foster, is parked on a winter street. c. 1959 to 1964 A white and green Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9657, is stopped at a curb with passengers nearby, under an overcast sky with autumn trees in the background. Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus 9657 on route 53 to Komensky, likely in the 1960s. c. 1959 to 1970 A side-view of a Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, numbered 500, painted in green and white, parked on a snow-covered lot with bare trees in the background. Chicago Transit Authority bus number 500, a GM New Look model, sits in a snowy yard during its service years in the 1960s. c. 1959 to 1970 A silver and green Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8562, is shown from a three-quarter front view on a city street, with tall buildings and a cloudy sky behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look bus, number 8562, runs the Wacker Express route on Adams and Canal streets, with the Chicago skyline in the background. c. 1959 to 1964 Front view of a vintage city bus driving on a snow-covered street, with classic cars and bare trees in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 610, on route 24 during a snowstorm, surrounded by 1950s automobiles. c. 1959 to 1968 A black and white photo of two vintage buses from Drewry's, numbered 9536 and 1713, parked on a street under trolley wires. One shows route 52 to California-Roscoe, the other route 55 to Chicago-Milwaukee. Two Drewry's Motor Coach Company GM New Look buses, numbers 9536 and 1713, are shown at a street corner in Chicago with overhead wires, likely in the early 1960s. 1959 · Roscoe, CA A vintage black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1430, on a street in front of a stone church with arched windows and a statue on its steps. A Chicago Transit Authority GMC New Look bus, number 1430, is captured in motion on a city street in front of a large church building. 1959 · Webster and Sheffield, Chicago, IL A black and white photo shows a CTA trolleybus with the number 9418 and route 47 to Lake Park, stopped on a street with a trolley pole raised, with another CTA bus nearby and a person boarding. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible trolleybus, No. 9418, on route 47 to Lake Park, stands on a street with a CTA motor bus in the background. 1959 · 47th and Archer, Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photo shows a CTA motor bus, number 1792, on route 82 to Logan Square, parked on a street with a person waiting nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1792, on route 82 to Logan Square, captured on a sunny day at Devon and Kedzie. 1959 · Devon and Kedzie, Chicago, IL A vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 72 is driving on a city street, surrounded by 1960s-era cars and a large stone building in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus numbered 72 is shown in street traffic at the corner of Monroe and Michigan in downtown Chicago. December 1959 · Monroe and Michigan, Chicago, IL A green and cream motor bus, number 571, drives down a city street with snow on the sidewalks and classic cars parked in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 571, is captured on a city street in winter. December 1959 · Michigan and Harrison, Chicago, IL A green and white Milwaukee Road bus, number 5171, is parked on a city street with its destination sign reading '56 MILWAUKEE - DOWNTOWN' and passengers visible inside. A Milwaukee Road GM New Look bus, number 5171, on route 56 to Downtown, captured on a street in an urban setting. c. 1960 to 1978 Side view of a vintage light blue Flxible bus with a red band, parked on a paved road next to a grassy area, with a multi-story apartment building and palm trees in the background. A light blue and red Flxible bus is parked on a street in front of an apartment building on a sunny day. c. 1960 to 1980 A green and white CTA motor bus, number 5363, on route 66 to Chicago-Mayfield, is seen from a three-quarter front view as it crosses a steel truss bridge on a sunny day, with its shadow cast on the pavement. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5363, on route 66 to Chicago-Mayfield, crossing a steel truss bridge on a sunny day. c. 1960 to 1970 A black and white photo of a mid-1950s Chicago bus driving down a snowy street lined with parked cars and bare trees. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1242, travels down a snow-covered street in the mid-1950s. February 10, 1960 · Cicero and Addison, Chicago, IL Black and white photo of a line of buses on a snow-covered city street, with one bus in the foreground showing the number 1242 and a Braumeister ad. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1242, navigates a snow-covered street, with a second CTA bus following behind. February 10, 1960 · Addison and Cicero, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus number 1242 driving down a snow-covered street lined with parked cars and bare trees. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1242, navigates a snow-covered street at Addison and Cicero in Chicago during the winter. February 10, 1960 · Addison and Cicero, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a standard bus with number 49 at a street corner, with several people on the sidewalk. A Standard bus, number 49, is shown at the corner of W Belmont Ave, likely in the late 1950s or 1960s. April 1960 · Central Park and Belmont, Chicago, IL A black and white photograph of a street scene with a CTA PCC streetcar, a bus, a C&NW truck, and a Pontiac car, surrounded by people on a sunny day. A Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcar and a bus share a street with a Chicago and North Western maintenance truck and a 1950s Pontiac, surrounded by onlookers near a Standard Oil station in the late 1950s. April 1960 · Central Park and Belmont, Chicago, IL Side view of a white Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 1621, showing an AIDS awareness ad on its side, parked on a wet street under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1621, is parked on a street on an overcast winter day, displaying an early 1990s AIDS prevention advertisement. July 1960 · Armstrong Near Elston, Chicago, IL Black and white photo of two white Chicago Transit Authority buses on a city street under an elevated train track, with pedestrians and storefronts nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5268 on route 56 Milwaukee-Central, navigates a street under an elevated structure in Logan Square, with a second bus, number 5214, visible behind it. October 18, 1960 · Logan and Square, Chicago, IL A black and white nighttime photograph of a CTA bus numbered 5288 with destination sign reading 'MILWAUKEE LIMITED MILWAUKEE - DEVON', as passengers board from a sidewalk. A Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 5288 at a stop on the Milwaukee Limited route, with passengers boarding at night. December 5, 1960 · Logan Square, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a 1960s-era CTA bus driving down a snow-covered street lined with parked cars and bare trees. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1216, runs route 76 Diversey-Harlem on a snowy city street in the 1960s. c. 1961 to 1970 Two green and cream buses from the Chicago Transit Authority are on a multi-lane road, with the distinctive circular Marina City towers visible behind them under a clear sky. Two Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses drive on a city street with the newly completed Marina City towers in the background. 1961 · State and Wacker, Chicago, IL Two green and white Chicago Transit Authority buses from the 1940s or 1950s, numbered 2700, driving down a tree-lined street in winter, with snow on the ground. Two Chicago Transit Authority Flxible motor buses, number 2700, running on route 79-Western in a winter street scene. 1961 · 79th and Brandon, IL A vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1612, painted in cream and green livery, is stopped on a city street under an overcast sky with bare trees, with a Standard gas station sign in the background. Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus number 1612, likely photographed in the 1960s, operating on route 6 to Lake-Austin on a winter day. 1961 Nighttime street scene with a CTA bus on State Street in Chicago, surrounded by holiday lights, pedestrians, and other traffic. A CTA Flxible New Look bus, number 5968, on route 36 119 MORGAN, navigates a festively lit State Street at night in the mid-1960s. 1961 · State and Van Buren, Chicago, IL A vintage city bus at night, with its destination sign reading 16-Cicero and fleet number 3605 visible on the side and front. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3605, is shown at night on the 16-Cicero route. 1961 · 16th and Cicero, Chicago, IL A vintage green and cream CTA bus, number 2505, is shown from a front three-quarter view on a city street, with a large brick building labeled 'Cadillac Glass Co.' in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 2505, on the 21 McCormick Place route, parked in front of the Cadillac Glass Co. building in Chicago. 1961 · Cermak and Peoria, Chicago, IL A vintage motor bus with a cream top and dark lower body, displaying route 21 to McCormick Place, is shown on a city street in front of a large brick building with 'Cadillac Glass Co.' painted on its side. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 2505, on route 21 to McCormick Place, photographed on a sunny day in front of a Cadillac Glass Co. building in Chicago. 1961 · Cermak and Peoria, Chicago, IL 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. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1612, on route 6 Lake-Austin, captured on a winter day in the 1960s. 1961 · Lake and Central, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a CTA bus numbered 137 on a city street, with passengers boarding. The Chicago Water Tower and a tall building are visible behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 137, picks up passengers at a downtown bus stop with the Chicago Water Tower in the background. 1961 · Chicago, IL