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Car Stop: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 02/14/2023 - 2:27pm.
August 1942. Washington, D.C. "Streetcar at 7th Street and Florida Avenue N.W." 4x5 inch acetate negative by Gordon Parks for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Speedy Special
Submitted by BertL on Wed, 02/15/2023 - 12:33pm.
1939 Buick, Series 40 photobombing the scene.
80 years and 1 month
Submitted by History Jack on Tue, 02/14/2023 - 7:22pm.
The 1942 streetcar photo laid over the Google Street View of the same location dated September 2022:
No more streetcars
Submitted by vjmvjm on Tue, 02/14/2023 - 4:07pm.
But the building is still there:
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