Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building and bus
Call Number
5DV5337OAHP
Title
Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building and bus
Creator(s)
History Colorado. Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation.
Summary
Photograph of a 1941 Twin Coach bus and its unidentified driver parked outside the Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building located in Denver , Colorado . The Motor Coach Division Building of the Denver Tramway Company figured into the Denver metropolitan region's transition from streetcars to gas and diesel powered , rubber-tired motor coaches , or buses , in the period from 1937 to 1950 . The 1893 building began as a storage facility for electric streetcars , but a 1937 addition doubled the size of the facility and began its function as a bus garage and maintenance facility . An additional expansion occurred in 1947 to accommodate more buses necessitated by the expansion of public transportation to meet Denver's post-World War II growth .
Date
circa 1941
Notes
OAHP Slide Collection .
Physical Description
1 photographic slide: color, 2 x 2 in.
Subject
Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950. Historic Buildings. Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver. Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver. Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
Rights
The Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, History Colorado, reserves all rights to materials in society collections, including, but not limited to, photographs, digital files and publications of the society. Publication or reproduction of photographs or other materials from Colorado Historical Society collections requires written permission from the Society.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
No
Format-Medium
Photograph
Filename
cyc_chs_oahp_5DV_5337_010.tif
Digital origin
reformatted digital
Street Address
3500 Gilpin St
Zip Code
80205
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