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Re: Bx70, Bx71 and the History of New York Bus Service |
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Posted by Joe on Mon Jun 27 19:26:40 2016, in response to Re: Bx70, Bx71 and the History of New York Bus Service, posted by Joe on Mon Jun 27 19:19:23 2016. I am guessing that the lot or lots along Tillotson Avenue near Conner Street are the original lots he owned for that large fleet. Memory may be deceiving me, but I think the lots included new-look express buses (service from Throggs Neck and East Bronx to Manhattan), school buses, and portable classrooms, all painted red, white, and blue.--- I cannot date the changeover, but school buses for elementary schools did not have to be painted yellow. I think Children's Bus Service of the 1940's was a dark, dirty green. Also, kids generally walked to elementary schools, and older students rode public transit at reduced fares. Therefore, the number of school buses on the road was far fewer than nowadays, after decades of the lambasted "forced busing." |
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