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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 A white and green Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 7200, is shown driving on a city street with 1970s cars and buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 7200, runs on route 81 Lawrence-Marine Drive on a sunny summer day in the 1970s. May 1971 · Chicago, IL A vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3270, is shown from a three-quarter front view on a city street, with a large CBS sign on a building behind it. A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3270, on route 66 to Fairbanks and Ontario, with a CBS billboard in the background. July 27, 1971 · Fairbanks and Ontario, Chicago, IL A vintage green and cream motor bus with the number 3270, operated by the Chicago Transit Authority, is shown parked on a city street with a large CBS billboard behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 3270, on route 66 to Fairbanks-Ontario, parked on a city street in front of a CBS building. July 27, 1971 · Fairbanks and Ontario, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9657, is parked on a street corner with people on the sidewalk and a telephone booth in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 9657, is shown on a street corner with its destination sign reading '53 31 - KOMENSKY'. 1972 · Polaski and Peterson A black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus, model Flxible, with the fleet number BV-11, parked on a street on a cloudy winter day. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible bus, fleet number BV-11, is shown in a three-quarter front view on a winter day. 1972 · Kedzie Jackson A green and cream CTA bus with the number 3483 on its front, displaying route 149 to Merchandise Mart, parked on a city street near a large building with a Hertz sign. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 3483, on route 149 to Merchandise Mart, in service during the 1970s. January 1972 · Balbo and Michigan, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 5716, is parked on a sunny day with a red car nearby and a concrete overpass in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5716, on route 44 Racine, parked on a city street under a concrete overpass in the late 1960s or early 1970s. April 13, 1972 · 44 and 26th A green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 5648 is driving down a city street with a '9 Ashland-95' destination sign, passing a funeral home and two people on the sidewalk. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5648, operates on the 9 Ashland route on a sunny day in Homewood, Illinois, past the Cordero Funeral Home. April 13, 1972 · 18th Pl and Ashland, Homewood, IL Green and cream CTA bus number 5949 on the 41 State-Adams route at a street intersection with brick buildings and cars in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 5949, operates on the 41 State-Adams route at the intersection of Clybourn and Cortland streets in the spring. April 27, 1972 · Clybourn and Cortland, Chicago, IL Two green and white Chicago Transit Authority buses, numbers 5172 and 5213, are parked in a snowy lot with utility poles and wires overhead. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5172, is parked in a snow-dusted bus garage with another CTA bus, number 5213, visible behind it. May 1972 A green and white Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 8280, is shown in three-quarter front view on a city street, with a '73 Grand-Latrobe' route sign and a 'Natural Menthol' advertisement on its side. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look motor bus, number 8280, running on route 73 Grand-Latrobe on a city street. June 1972 · Armitage and Racine, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus drives down a city street at night, headlights on, with a sign for Ogden Avenue and overhead wires visible. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible bus, number 0781, on a city street at night near Ogden Avenue. June 1972 · 54 and 24th A white, orange, and blue bus with the number 869 and 'Freeport' on its sign is parked at a street-level station. Behind it, a yellow taxi and a tan car are visible. Above, people stand on an elevated train platform marked 'LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD FREEPORT'. A Long Island Rail Road Flxible New Look bus, number 869, is shown at the Freeport station with a yellow taxi and a passenger car nearby. c. 1973 to 1980 A row of green and cream Chicago Transit Authority buses parked behind a chain-link fence on an asphalt lot under a blue sky with trees in the background. A line of Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look TDH-5303 buses, including fleet numbers 9644 and 9613, parked in a yard on a clear autumn day. c. 1973 to 1990 A front three-quarter view of a green and silver CTA bus numbered 301 on route 56 Milwaukee, parked under a metal elevated structure with a person walking beside it. A green and silver Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 301, on route 56 Milwaukee, parked under an elevated structure with a passenger boarding. c. 1973 to 1980 · Wells/Quincy, Chicago, IL A blue and white CTA bus numbered 3114 on a city street, heading toward a destination sign reading 'N Campfield Ave.', with a church on the right and another bus behind. A dark blue Chicago Transit Authority GMC New Look bus, number 3114, operates on the N Campfield Ave. route on a city street with another CTA bus following behind. c. 1973 to 1978 A side view of a white CTA motor bus parked next to a green-tiled garage building under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look motor bus is parked at a bus garage on a winter day. c. 1973 to 1990 A cream and green CTA bus numbered 8499 is stopped under a steel bridge truss with two men walking nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 8499, is parked under an elevated structure, displaying route 80A to Kennedy Rapid Transit. c. 1973 to 1978 · Wells/Quincy, Chicago, IL A white, red, and blue CTA bus numbered 7198 is driving on a city street with snow on the ground, past a blue car and tall buildings under a clear sky. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 7198, heads toward North Western Station on a snowy winter day, with bare trees and city buildings in the background. c. 1973 to 1990 A red and white CTA bus with number 4419 is driving on a city street with buildings and a flag in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4419, heads down a city street on the C route to Broad & Geary. c. 1973 to 1986 A green and white CTA bus with the route sign reading '51 Sheridan / Foster' drives on a wet, snow-covered street with Christmas decorations visible on a storefront in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 7531, travels down a snowy city street during the holiday season. c. 1973 to 1987 A dark green and silver city bus, numbered 8603, is parked on a street in front of a large stone building; a sign on its roof promotes the 1972 Catholic Charities appeal, and pedestrians walk on the sidewalk. A New York City Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8603, is seen on a city street in the early 1970s, with an advertisement for the 1972 Catholic Charities appeal on its roof. 1973 · Broadway and Battery Pl, New York A green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8442, is shown from a three-quarter front angle on an urban street with buildings in the background and cars parked nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8442, on route 41 Elston-Milwaukee, is photographed on a clear summer day on a city street. June 18, 1973 · Elston and Gunnison, Chicago, IL A vintage CTA bus number 3463 parked on a street, featuring advertisements for 'L'ephant Special' and 'Sunny Brook', with a 'ONE WAY' sign visible to the right. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 3463, is shown on a street corner with 'L'ephant Special' and 'Sunny Brook' advertisements. August 11, 1973 · Fullerton and Kenmore, Chicago, IL Multiple green and white Chicago Transit Authority buses, including a damaged one, are parked in a row in a gravel lot with trees and a Texaco sign in the background. A row of Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, some with visible fleet numbers and one severely damaged, parked in a gravel yard under a clear sky. September 1973 A lineup of green and white CTA buses in a dusty lot, showing fleet numbers and signs of being scrapped, with a Texaco sign in the background. A row of Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, including numbers 5837, 5919, and 8047, sit in a scrap yard, with one heavily damaged, under a clear summer sky. September 1973 A vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8413, is driving down a busy city street lined with storefronts and cars from the 1960s or 1970s. A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8413, travels down a bustling street on route 36 Broadway Downtown. October 1973 · Broadway and Lawrence, Chicago, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8253, on route 44 Racine-87, parked on a street under an elevated structure. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8253, on route 44 Racine-87, photographed under an elevated structure in the 1960s or 1970s. October 1973 · Cermak-Wentworth A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 6149 is driving on a road near a grassy median and a concrete underpass; a yellow taxi is behind it, and a street sign reads 'Lake Shore Drive'. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 6149, operates on a sunny day near Lake Shore Drive, with a yellow taxi following behind. October 1973 · Marine Dr A green and cream CTA bus, number 8336 on route 36 Broadway-Downtown, turns at a city street intersection lined with 1970s cars and tall buildings. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 8336, on route 36 Broadway-Downtown, is turning at an intersection on a sunny day. November 1973 · Clark and Armitage, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority motor bus is turning at a street intersection with other cars and buildings in the background on a clear day. A Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 5625, runs on route 49 Western-79 at an intersection in Chicago. November 1973 · Diversey and Elston, Chicago, IL A green and white CTA bus numbered 8019 is driving on a city street lined with apartment buildings and parked cars; a person walks on the sidewalk in the distance. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8019, operates on route 126 Jackson-Austin on a winter day in an urban neighborhood. December 1973 · 126 and Adams A vintage green and white CTA bus, number 952, is stopped on a city street lined with parked cars and storefronts, including an 'Evanston Snack Shops' sign, under a clear winter sky. A green and white Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 952, is photographed on a city street in Evanston, Illinois, with a '201-Evanston' destination sign. December 1, 1973 · Clark and Sherman, Evanston, IL A front view of three old green and cream CTA buses parked side by side in a gravel yard on a sunny day, with the rightmost bus displaying 'NOT IN SERVICE' on its destination sign. Three Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, numbered 9268, 8346, and 9438, sit idle in a gravel yard under a clear sky, their green and cream livery showing signs of wear. July 15, 1974 Three green and cream Chicago Transit Authority buses parked side-by-side in a yard on a sunny day, with a 'NOT IN SERVICE' sign on the rightmost bus. Three Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, numbered 8268, 8346, and 8438, are parked in a yard, with one displaying a 'NOT IN SERVICE' sign. July 15, 1974 A cream and red Chicago Transit Authority bus on a city street with a 1960s car, a gas station, and a billboard in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8753, on the 62 Archer route at the intersection of 33rd and Archer in the early 1970s. July 27, 1974 · 33rd and Archer, Chicago, IL A vintage green, yellow, and cream bus with 'MC 3' on the front is parked on an asphalt lot beside a brick building, with two other buses lined up behind it. A Model Cities Bus, fleet number MC 3, a GM New Look TDH-5303, is parked in front of a brick building with two other buses in a row. August 5, 1974 · Berwyn, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus on a city street with cars and a phone booth in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look TDH-5303 bus, number 249, operates on route 92 to Jefferson Park on a summer day in the 1970s. August 5, 1974 · Foster and Western, Chicago, IL A cream and orange bus with 'London Transit' lettering, fleet number 167, displays the destination '4A Oxford East' and is stopped at a street-side bus stop in a suburban setting. A London Transit Flxible Metro bus, number 167, is shown on the 4A Oxford East route in London, Ontario, likely in the late 1980s. September 13, 1974 · London, Ontario Three green and white CTA buses parked side by side in a gravel yard under a clear sky, with fleet numbers 9268, 8346, and 9438 visible on their fronts. Three Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, numbered 9268, 8346, and 9438, are parked in a yard, with one displaying a 'NOT IN SERVICE' sign. September 15, 1974 A red and white Flxible bus, number 8, labeled 'CHARTERED', is parked on a street with two vintage cars in the background under a clear sky. A Chicago Motor Coach Company Flxible bus, number 8, with a 'CHARTERED' sign, parked on a street in the 1960s. September 15, 1974 · Wood and Cullerton, Chicago, IL A vintage green and white city bus, number 228, turns a corner on a sunny street lined with 1970s cars and billboards. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 228, operates on route 56 to Jefferson Park, captured in a summer street scene with period automobiles and storefronts. October 3, 1974 · Cullom Side view of a white, blue, and red Greyhound Scenicruiser bus, fleet number 8718, parked on pavement next to water under a cloudy sky. A Greyhound Lines Scenicruiser bus, number 8718, parked by a body of water on an overcast day. November 17, 1974 A silver and red Continental Trailways motor coach, number 27529, is parked in a paved lot next to a chain-link fence, with 'San Francisco' displayed on its front sign. A Continental Trailways GM New Look motor coach, number 27529, is photographed in a yard with a 'San Francisco' destination sign. November 17, 1974 · 18th and Clark, Chicago, IL A side-front view of a large, silver and red Continental Trailways bus parked next to a chain-link fence in an unpaved lot. A Continental Trailways Flxible Metro bus, number 27529, is parked in a yard with a chain-link fence in the background, displaying 'San Francisco' on its destination signs. November 17, 1974 · Clark and 18th St., Chicago, IL A white and green bus with the number 1224 drives down a snow-covered street in Chicago, with buildings and bare trees in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1224, navigates a snow-covered street on the 81 Lawrence-Marine Drive route. December 1, 1974 · Clarendon and Wilson, Chicago, IL