East Water Street -Elmira, New York

Here are two old views of E. Water Street from Railroad Ave. and here's what it looks like today:

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Although there are some very nice remaining old buildings in Elmira, the ones on E. Water Street appear to be gone.

West Water Street - Elmira, New York

West Water Street in the 1930s had streetcar service, lots of shops and a new elevated railroad. It looks different today, but some of the buildings are still there.  The buildings on the right-hand side have been replaced by a park.

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Double Deck Motor Bus in Chicago

The double-deck motorbus was primarily designed to appeal to sightseers, but also as an alternative to the streetcar.  This card is from about 1917, when this was the only double-deck bus service in Chicago. A few years later there were more routes and numerous competitors. Although the height of the bus was the source of its appeal, it was also the cause of its demise, because the buses were too tall to travel under rail viaducts.