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- Manual, "Window Dressing for the Bus Terminal," 1941 - <em>Bus Transportation</em> magazine sponsored a yearly contest for the best window displays promoting the industry. This piece was one winner in 1940. The judging staff called it "a highly original design with 'stop and look' appeal." This effective piece of bus terminal window dressing enticed viewers to dream of a Michigan vacation enjoyed while traveling on the Blue Goose line.
- 1941
- Collections - Artifact
Manual, "Window Dressing for the Bus Terminal," 1941
Bus Transportation magazine sponsored a yearly contest for the best window displays promoting the industry. This piece was one winner in 1940. The judging staff called it "a highly original design with 'stop and look' appeal." This effective piece of bus terminal window dressing enticed viewers to dream of a Michigan vacation enjoyed while traveling on the Blue Goose line.
- Pickwick Hotel with Greyhound Bus Terminal, Kansas City, Missouri, circa 1931 - Bus terminals of the 1920s and 1930s were often located in hotels. The Pickwick organization owned the Pickwick bus line and operated a chain of hotels. They often built terminals inside or adjacent to their hotels. The bus terminal in their Kansas City, Missouri, hotel featured a turntable that rotated buses 180 degrees -- allowing buses to exit the same way they entered.
- circa 1931
- Collections - Artifact
Pickwick Hotel with Greyhound Bus Terminal, Kansas City, Missouri, circa 1931
Bus terminals of the 1920s and 1930s were often located in hotels. The Pickwick organization owned the Pickwick bus line and operated a chain of hotels. They often built terminals inside or adjacent to their hotels. The bus terminal in their Kansas City, Missouri, hotel featured a turntable that rotated buses 180 degrees -- allowing buses to exit the same way they entered.