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1445 on the S line at 8th St and Western.
Look at those shiny pull-offs in the curve. That overhead is NEW. It was the end of the S line after it was removed from Western Ave.
The car in the background indicates this picture was taken no earlier than mid 1955. This was the last line to use the double ended cars.
A loop was later installed to allow the use of single ended PCC cars.
The location is shown by the patch in the pavement around the switch and the new wire diverging behind the car to a jug handle using 8th Place and one extremely short block on Western.
Caption data from Ken Harrison and Tom Davis; photo courtesy the Joe Testagrose collection
