It is June, believe it or not. The months seem to be flying quickly these days. And today I am featuring the June photo from the 2018 CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) Historical Calendar, which you still can download for free from the CTA web site at https://www.transitchicago.com/historicalcalendar/. The photo features the last run of streetcar number 7213 on June 21, 1958 (a big mistake in hindsight, of course, but then again everything seems quite clear for Monday morning quarterbacks). In any case, when this streetcar was retired after only 10 years of service, I was 5 years old and about to start kindergarten in the fall. Number 7214 traveled to 81st and Halsted, not too far from where I grew up at 93rd and Aberdeen in the Brainerd neighborhood of Chicago. However, at the time I was too occupied with watching Garfield Goose and Ding Dong School to pay attention. If only I could go back and put that hindsight to good use.
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