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Stall and crawl on the Central Artery

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By adamg on Wed, 05/10/2023 - 10:52am
Traffic on the Central Artery in 1971

Not much of a skyline along the highway in 1971.

On May 17, 1971, photographer Gene Dixon snapped some shots of traffic on the Central Artery downtown.

Look at that cram and jam:

Cars stuck on the Central Artery

From the BPL's Brearley Collection. Posted under this Creative Commons license.

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I-93
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Comments

By Jim on Wed, 05/10/2023 - 12:01pm.

It could be debated that taking pictures like this would be more treacherous than talking on your phone!

By ChrisF on Wed, 05/10/2023 - 8:43pm.

Not so if you're sitting in traffic and not moving at more than a crawl.

By scollaysq on Wed, 05/10/2023 - 6:27pm.

As well as the family Griswoldmobile.

By ElizaLeila on Thu, 05/11/2023 - 10:21am.

Check them out in the background under construction. Henry Cobb design.