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Mr. Linsky
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 2:10 am    Post subject: '8540 MICHIGAN AVENUE REMODELED' Reply with quote

The following photo could evoke the usual 'bus driving into bar' jokes until you realize how serious this accident could have been.

Fortunately, there were no injuries reported when fleet # 151 - a 1954 GM Coach Model TDH 3714 operating for Intertown Suburban Lines Corporation of Detroit plowed into a local gin mill on Michigan Avenue to avoid colliding with another vehicle.

That's a solid brick wall that # 151 knocked down and, by the look of things, wound up supporting the front of the structure - not a bad job for a tough little 3714!

I'm sure that the bus was repaired and I know that the watering hole survives to this day with its new name Jacob's Place.

Photo courtesy of dfwu and is up for bid on eBay as item # 320919719659.

Further information culled from a report in the October 1955 issue of Bus Transportation Magazine.

Mr. Linsky - Green Bus Lines, Inc., Jamaica, New York

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HwyHaulier




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Location: Harford County, MD

PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

MR. 'L' -

(SIGH!) In another post here, ref the "Battery Bus" around LAX somewhere, a reference to an old Henny Youngman line.
Perhaps as an Old Coot, I have witnessed endless standup comedy? Anyway, pertinent here (all feel free to complete it!)...

"...so this guy comes into this bar in a City Bus... tells the Bartender..."

.....................Vern................
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