[Los Angeles Motor Bus Co. doubledeck bus] – Antique Wall Art
![[Los Angeles Motor Bus Co. doubledeck bus], [ca. 1921] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/0a/0a0df80113e9-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Los Angeles Motor Bus Co. doubledeck bus]. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Los Angeles Motor Bus Co. doubledeck bus]
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Its open upper deck sets this Los Angeles Motor Bus Co. vehicle apart from the single-deck coaches common in the city's transit pictures of the early 1920s. Around 1921, Los Angeles was growing quickly, and motor buses were becoming a flexible alternative to streetcar lines that did not easily reach newer neighborhoods. A double-deck body let an operator carry more passengers on one chassis, a practical advantage on busy routes. The print is cataloged as No. 154 and credited to Metropolitan Coach Lines, a reminder of how transit companies of the period documented their fleets.
| Created / published | [ca. 1921] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1920-1930. |
| Notes | No. 154. Photo from: Metropolitan Coach Lines. |
| Subjects | Buses--California--Los Angeles--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,289 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-182465 |
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