Print, Photographic

Black and white photo of Department of Street Railways streetcar number 285, with a banner on its side that reads, "The Last Street Cars Operating in Detroit...Welcome New Woodward Buses," taken during the streetcar parade along Woodward Avenue near Moss Street on the last day of their operation, April 8, 1956. An advertisement for milk is on the front of the car. Two men watch from the side of the street on the left. Carl's Pharmacy stands in the background. Another streetcar, number 291, follows behind on the left edge of frame. "Apr 56" is printed in the center of the print's border.