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A black and white photo of a vintage streetcar on a city street, surrounded by parked cars and people on the sidewalks. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 3435, runs down a commercial street lined with 1930s automobiles and storefronts. October 4, 1948 · Belmont Central A vintage black and white photograph shows a CSL streetcar, number 211, on a cobblestone street with overhead wires, next to a pre-war delivery truck. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 211, is pictured on a winter day in the 1930s, with a vintage delivery truck nearby. December 31, 1948 A yellow and green streetcar with a trolley pole and the number 1240 on its dash approaches a crosswalk on a wide street under overhead wires, with a gas station and a parked car on either side. Streetcar 1240, signed for route N, on a wide street in Los Angeles, likely at 8th and Western. 1949 · 8th and Western, Los Angeles, CA A red Chicago Surface Lines streetcar, number 3074, travels down a city street with overhead wires, past a large billboard and older automobiles. Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar number 3074, running on route 55 to Elston, is captured in motion on a sunny day in the late 1930s. 1949 · 55 and Lawrence, Chicago, IL A black and white photograph of a vintage Chicago Surface Lines streetcar numbered 6180, showing its side and front with a trolley pole raised, parked on a street with cars and a building in the background. Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar 6180 on route 81, captured in a three-quarter front view on a street in Chicago. 1949 · Lawrence and Cicero, Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photo of a Chicago Surface Lines streetcar, number 6178, on a city street with a building labeled 'Commercial Wharf' behind it. Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar 6178 on a summer day, with the Commercial Wharf building in the background. 1949 · Western, Lincoln, Chicago, IL A vintage red streetcar with the number 606 on its front is stopped on a bridge surrounded by tall buildings and streetlights. A red Chicago Surface Lines Birney streetcar, number 606, is stopped on a bridge in downtown Chicago. 1949 · Franklin and Washington, Chicago, IL A vintage red streetcar, number 734, is turning a corner on a city street lined with brick buildings and parked cars from the 1930s. A red and cream Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 734, navigates a city street corner in front of a large brick building. 1949 · 60 and Callerton A vintage red and cream streetcar, number 6205, marked with route 93-95, stands on a tree-lined street under an overcast sky, with a Coca-Cola sign visible in the background. A red and cream Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 6205, on a street running route. 1949 · 95th, IN A vintage red and cream streetcar, number 556, is parked on a street with a sign for 'NORTH WESTERN STATION' on its front, a trolley pole reaching to overhead wires, and a 'LUNCH' sign on a building in the background. A red and cream Chicago Surface Lines Birney streetcar, number 556, is shown parked on a street with 'NORTH WESTERN STATION' on its destination sign. 1949 · 56 and Imlay A vintage red streetcar with the number 227 on its front, turning at an intersection with 1940s cars and a brick building in the background. A red and cream Chicago Surface Lines Birney streetcar, number 227 on route 53, navigates an intersection at Pulaski and Lawrence in Chicago on a sunny day. 1949 · Pulaski and Lawrence, Chicago, IL A green and yellow PCC streetcar numbered 1240 travels down a street lined with 1950s automobiles, overhead wires, and storefronts. A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC streetcar numbered 1240 travels down a city street under overhead wires. 1949 · 8th Western, L. A., CA A red and cream streetcar with the number 6267 on its front is parked on a city street next to a large industrial building with a sign reading 'Steel Warehouse & Terminal.' A yellow truck and other vehicles are visible in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 6267, operates on a street in Chicago on a sunny day in the 1940s. 1949 · 43 and Normal A red and cream Chicago Surface Lines streetcar, number 328, is stopped on a snowy street with bare trees in the background, as a few people wait to board. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 328, is shown in winter at the intersection of Pulaski and Bryn Mawr. 1949 · Pulaski and Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL A red and cream streetcar with the number 1608 on its front is stopped on a paved street next to a stone wall and a multi-story building. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 1608, on a city street in the 1930s or 1940s. 1949 · Van Buren and Franklin, Chicago, IL A red and cream wooden streetcar runs down a city street under overhead wires, with a large gas holder and industrial buildings in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, likely number [?]2544, operates on a street with overhead wires, passing a street sign for Kilbourn Avenue and industrial buildings including Rissman Lumber Co. 1949 · Kilbourn and Milwaukee, Chicago, IL A vintage red and cream streetcar with the number 3152 on its side and front, running on city streets with tall buildings and a water tower in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines Birney streetcar, number 3152, runs on a city street near the C&EI tracks in the 1930s. 1949 · Roosevelt and Clark, Chicago, IL A red and cream streetcar numbered 1046 is shown from a three-quarter front view, running on a street with bare trees and a gasoline pump in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines Birney streetcar, number 1046, captured in winter on a street-running route. 1949 · Southport and Clark, Chicago, IL A red and cream streetcar, number 1693, is shown on a city street in front of a building, with tracks visible on the ground. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 1693, on a city street. May 10, 1949 · Franklin and Van Buren, Chicago, IL A vintage Chicago streetcar, number 6015, is shown on a city street with passengers visible inside and a trolley pole connecting to overhead wires. Chicago Surface Lines streetcar 6015, a Perley A. Thomas Master Unit, on route 55 at Randolph and Franklin Streets. June 11, 1949 · Randolph and Franklin, Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photo of a streetcar with the number 6015 on its front and side, showing passengers inside, on a cobblestone street with buildings and other vehicles in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcar, number 6015, on route 55 at the corner of Randolph and Franklin streets. June 11, 1949 · Randolph and Franklin, Chicago, IL Color photo looking down a long, straight street lined with poles and a dense web of overhead wires. A yellow-and-green streetcar comes up the center tracks toward the camera, with 1940s cars around it and a group of people on the corner at left. A yellow-and-green streetcar climbs a long hill on double track past the Sunbury Food Stores building, likely at 9th and Hoover in Los Angeles. August 1949 · 9th and Hoover, Los Angeles, CA A vintage green and cream streetcar on a city street with 1940s cars, pedestrians, and a Sunbury Food Stores sign visible in the background. A green and cream Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcar, number 30[?]3, travels down a bustling city street lined with 1940s cars and a Sunbury Food Stores. August 1949 · 9th and Hoover A vintage color photograph of two red Chicago streetcars on a street with a large brick building and billboards in the background. Two red and cream Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcars, numbered 218 and 219, operate on a city street lined with brick buildings under a clear blue sky. 1950 · 81 and Broadway A green and cream streetcar with its trolley pole raised stands beside a covered shelter, and a green and cream bus is parked on a dirt lane on the shelter's other side, under a cloudy blue sky. Chicago Transit Authority streetcar 7010 and bus 3077 at the covered transfer shelter, likely at 63rd Place and Narragansett in Chicago. 1950 · 63rd Pl and Narragansett, Chicago, IL A vintage black and white photograph of a Chicago Surface Lines streetcar on route 67, number 6259, moving along a street under an elevated railroad bridge with an 'Illinois Central West' sign. Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar no. 6259 on route 67, passing under the Illinois Central elevated structure. 1950 · 67th and Harper, Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photo of a dark, riveted steel streetcar with the number 3359 and signs for route 4 and Lincoln Park Zoo, stopped on a cobblestone street with a Coca-Cola sign in the background. Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar 3359 on route 40, bound for Lincoln Park Zoo, at Wabash & 9th Street in the late 1930s or early 1940s. 1950 · Wabash and 9TH ST., Chicago, IL A black-and-white photo of a vintage Birney streetcar, number 3359, from Chicago Surface Lines, running on a city street with a Coca-Cola sign visible on a building behind it. Chicago Surface Lines Birney streetcar 3359 on route 4, displayed with a Lincoln Park Zoo advertisement, at an urban street intersection. 1950 · Wabash and 18th St., Chicago, IL A red and cream streetcar with the number 6184 and route 81 on its destination board travels down a street lined with brick buildings and vintage automobiles. A red Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 6184 on route 81, travels down a street in Chicago in the late 1930s or early 1940s. 1950 · 81 and Lawrence A red and cream vintage streetcar, number 585, is turning on streetcar tracks in front of a house, with overhead wires above. A red and cream Milwaukee Master Unit streetcar, number 585, navigates a turning loop on a sunny autumn day. 1950 A vintage red streetcar with the number 6152 travels down a cobblestone street lined with brick buildings, including a Studebaker dealership and a Drewrys Beer billboard. A red and cream Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 6152, runs on a cobblestone street past a Studebaker dealership and a Drewrys beer billboard. 1950 · Lawrence and Clark, Chicago, IL A red and green streetcar and a green and cream bus are on a city street with tall buildings, neon signs for 'SPIEGEL' and 'the COTTON shop', and mid-1950s cars. A woman in a coat is crossing the street. A Chicago Transit Authority Birney streetcar and a New Look bus share the street in downtown Chicago, likely on State Street, in the mid-1950s. 1950 · State Madison, Chicago, IL A red and cream vintage streetcar with the number 7 on its front, running on city streets with old buildings and a 1940s car in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 7, on the 66 Michigan route in downtown Chicago. 1950 · 66 Michigan, Chicago, IL A red and cream streetcar with the number 3111 turns on a street corner, with a brick building and trees in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 3111, turns a corner on a sunny autumn day, with passengers visible inside. 1950 · Cottage Grove and 111th, Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photo of a Chicago Surface Lines streetcar numbered 177, with an elevated railroad bridge labeled 'Englewood Union' behind it, and parked cars nearby. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 177, on a street under the Englewood Union Station bridge. 1950 · 63rd and State, Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photo of a streetcar numbered 127 running on a city street under a railway bridge marked 'Englewood Union'. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 127, on a Chicago street near the Englewood Union Station underpass. 1950 · 63rd and State, Chicago, IL A red and cream streetcar marked 'LAKE' and number 1758 is stopped on a city street with a red work vehicle beside it and two men on its roof, with tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines Birney streetcar, number 1758, on the Lake route, is attended by a work vehicle and two workers on its roof on a city street in the late 1940s. 1950 · Franklin and Randolph, Chicago, IL Black-and-white photo of a streetcar numbered 1674 on a city street beneath an elevated train line with a car numbered 2535, located at the corner of Van Buren and Clinton streets in Chicago. A Chicago Surface Lines Birney streetcar, number 1674, operates under an elevated structure with a Chicago Rapid Transit Company 4000-series car, number 2535, above at Van Buren and Clinton streets. 1950 · Van Buren and Clinton, Chicago, IL A red and cream Chicago Surface Lines streetcar numbered 1001 is shown from a three-quarter front view on a city street, with a large billboard for 'LEAF' cigarettes on a building behind it. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 1001, travels along a cobblestone street under a 'LEAF' cigarette billboard. May 14, 1950 · Wells and Hubbard, Chicago, IL A vintage red streetcar with the number 556 turns a corner on a city street, with brick buildings and a classic automobile in the background. A red Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 556, rounds a corner on a sunny day in the late 1940s. June 1950 · Paulina and Madison, Chicago, IL A vintage red Chicago streetcar with the number 551 travels down a busy urban street lined with parked cars and a white delivery truck. A red and cream Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 551, operates on a cobblestone street in Chicago. June 1950 · State and Roosevelt, 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 vintage red and cream streetcar numbered 723, with a destination sign reading 'THE ISLAND', is shown on a cobblestone street with passengers visible through its windows, under overhead wires and next to a building with a 'FLOOR COVERINGS' sign. Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit 723, painted in red and cream, is seen on a street running route, likely near the Clinton and Harrison intersection, with passengers aboard and an advertisement for golf on its front. July 11, 1950 · Clinton and Harrison, Chicago, IL A red and cream streetcar with the number 567 and 'NORTH WESTERN STATION' shown on its front is stopped on a city street with cars and brick buildings in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 567, operates on a street in front of storefronts including Schlesinger's Meats. October 18, 1950 · Armitage A vintage orange and cream streetcar with the number 1746 and route 58 sign, moving down a city street lined with 1930s-era storefronts and billboards under a clear blue sky. A CSL Master Unit streetcar, number 1746, on route 58, traveling on a cobblestone street in Chicago. October 29, 1950 · Ogden and Van Buren, Chicago, IL A red and cream Chicago Surface Lines streetcar, number 436, is stopped on a city street with several passengers standing on its running board, surrounded by vintage 1940s automobiles and a Lay's potato chips billboard. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 436, is packed with passengers on a fan trip in downtown Chicago, circa 1948-1950. October 29, 1950 · Roosevelt and Wabash, Chicago, IL A vintage orange streetcar on city streets at dusk, with a classic car and pedestrians nearby. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 1786, is seen at the Ogden and Ashland intersection under dusk lighting. October 29, 1950 · Ogden and Ashland Blvd., Chicago, IL