South Shore Line Vintage Travel - Posters

The electric interurban railways appeared around the turn of the last century, initially as carriers to serve rural communities too small or too remote for mainline railroad service. The majority of the interurbans disappeared within thirty years of their inception, victim to overly optimistic projections, inadequate markets, and competition from cars. The South Shore Line has survived as the nation's last interurban, predominantly as a commuter carrier. Many of these original posters are held in the collections of the Chicago Historical Society.


Visit the Workshop of America - Vintage Poster
Moonlight in Duneland - Vintage Poster
"Chicago for the Tourist" - Vintage Poster
"Chicago the Vacation City II, 1933 World's Fair" - Vintage Poster
Visit the Workshop of America - Vintage Poster

Moonlight in Duneland - Vintage Poster

"Chicago for the Tourist" - Vintage Poster

"Chicago the Vacation City II, 1933 World's Fair" - Vintage Poster

"1933 World's Fair Chicago by Canadian Pacific" - Vintage Poster
Dunes Beaches - Vintage Poster
Dunes Beaches 2 - Vintage Poster
CTA Centennial - Vintage Poster
"1933 World's Fair Chicago by Canadian Pacific" - Vintage Poster

Dunes Beaches - Vintage Poster

Dunes Beaches 2 - Vintage Poster

CTA Centennial - Vintage Poster

"25 Miles of Beach" - Vintage Poster
Homeward Bound - Vintage Poster
 Notre Dame - Vintage Poster
Ravinia Park, 1925 - Vintage Poster
"25 Miles of Beach" - Vintage Poster

Homeward Bound - Vintage Poster

Notre Dame - Vintage Poster

Ravinia Park, 1925 - Vintage Poster

World's Fair Century of Progress - Vintage Poster
20th Century - Vintage Poster Reproduction
"Chicago by New York Central" - Vintage Poster
"Comfort on the North Shore Line" - Vintage Poster
World's Fair Century of Progress - Vintage Poster

20th Century - Vintage Poster Reproduction

"Chicago by New York Central" - Vintage Poster

"Comfort on the North Shore Line" - Vintage Poster


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