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[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Just found an EXCELLENT 2020 Staten Island newspaper page (online) "FASCINATING PHOTOS OF THE SI FERRY IN YEARS GONE BY" (at present I cannot post the link to the page)-----rare and QUITE nostalgic photos of the Ferry and its facilities-especially those dating to the 1960s and 1970s----one photo-taken in 1965-depicts hoards of rush-hour passengers (ALL well dressed!) entering the bustling Whitehall Street facility with buses seen outside on the plaza; there is but one Old Look to be seen-trailed by at least four Fishbowls; another photo dating back to 1969 shows a typically-stylish rush-hour crowds descending the stairs to the SIRT concourse at St George (all 1925 PRESSED STEEL cars running then!); these nostalgic photos (quite a few taken at St George) truly brought back a boatload of fond childhood recollections to this now-gray fellow!) "NYO"

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

-----the 1965 photo showing buses at Whitehall Street during an afternoon rush hour was also interesting in that there was only one Old Look but at least for Fishbowls (I would guess that-by 1965 "Pattons" were no longer calling at Whitehall Street (unless Your's Truly is incorrect)-------"NYO"

[W.B. Fishbowl]

At the Whitehall Street entrance in '65, except for the #1 bus which was assigned out of 146th Street and #15 which came from 126th Street, that lone "Sherman" looks like one of the 4510's, based out of 54th Street and running on the #6. But then, at the time 126th had a fair amount of 7000-series Old Looks. The #1 and #6 would have had the newer " 'stoa" Fishbowl/"Bullet" order (5201-5525) broken in already. The #15 may've had a few "Jetsons" here and there.

The only "Pattons" on the road in Manhattan by then were those assigned to Amsterdam depot (the 1954, '56 and '58 orders) - and they only handled, by and large, the #100 and #104 routes. (It was within 1965 that the entire #101 route was transferred to 100th Street.)

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

WB: As usual-I greatly appreciate your detailed historical info; I knew that 1965 photo snapped at Whitehall Street would be of interest (it sure brought back a lot of great childhood recollections to Your's Truly!) The following is courtesty of "THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY"(George W Hilton-1964): "-------the ferry can also be reached by Broadway and 1st "Afenoo" buses with "SOUTH FERRY" on their destination signs--------also two Old Looks can just be seen in a aerial photo (early 1960s) on the preceding page-----"NYO"