BusTalk

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.....if this classic early/mid-1960's era photo brings back nostalgic memories of a long-ago era in "Noo Yawk" transportation.

Both bus and subway historians of a certain age bracket are sure to recall this long-gone era; the classic "BUS STOP" sign, the near-empty street wastebasket and the clean streets, all serve to date this nostalgic scene as much as the Old Look, 1904 IRT kiosk, and the once oh-so-familiar Checker cab (remember those?!!?)

Man, I am feeling so OLD now........

"NYO"

http://www.geocities.ws/nyctransit/sub/kiosk1.jpg

[frankie]

Heck, I started feeling old years ago thanks to Mr. L and his fantastic never ending nostalgic photos of buses from in and around New York City. Memory lane at its finest!

Frankie (in my rocking chair at my computer!)

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[frankie]

NYO:

One thing we can be thankful for is the opportunity to ride one of a kind buses that no other U.S. city has ever "ordered". Off hand, excluding experimentals, we had the TDH-4510, TDH-5101 and the Bingham Macks for bragging rights.

Frankie

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The stuff of memories.......

http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?3384

http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?3387

http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?1385

(courtesy: bus.nycsubway.org)

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A bus enthusiast KNOWS he's getting old.......

.......when he's watching a vintage movie set in "Noo Yawk" and can state with frank honesty......

"Man, I remember those buses!"

"NYO"

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Here's another example of a bus enthusiast who is clearly a product of another era.....

When you are approaching your stop aboard a moden bus, and you reach to press the yellow tape to signal the driver that you wish to alight, you still think of it as "pulling the buzzer cord" (been there, done that, trust me!)

"NYO"

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When these now-vintage photos were snapped back in the 50's, I doubt the photographer then was thinking of "making bus memories on film".......how we took such classic vehicles for granted, once upon a time!



http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?3957

http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?3981

http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?3988

http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?3970

(courtesy: bus.nycsubway.org)

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In 1955, when these two brutish MACKS were snapped resting between runs at the Flatbush Depot, the year 2015 must have seemed many light-years into the far and distant future.......

http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?3952

(courtesy: bus.nycsubway.org)

[frankie]

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