| DSR SCHOOL-RUN "MYSTERY" PHOTO ...and an Amateur Historian's Quest for the Answers |
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| The location of this unidentified photo puzzled the owner of this web-site for nearly a year. What follows on this web-page is his account of how he uncovered the historical significance behind this seemingly innocent photo out of Detroit's past. (Photo courtesy of the S. Sycko Photo Collection) |
| POST-WAR TIME SCHOOL BUSING IN THE CITY OF DETROIT |
| Although school-busing in Detroit was turned into an ugly word during the 1970's, busing children long distances to school had been a long-time practice in the city of Detroit. During the post-war years, when the city's population was approaching nearly two million, Detroit bused over 5,200 children from fast-growing areas of the city to older areas where space was still available. In the above photo, taken in September 1949, lead coach #3190 was one of 17 bus loads of DSR Ford Transit Buses used to transport children to Tappan Intermediate School, located at American and Elmhurst streets. The children can be seen here exiting buses along American, between Tuxedo and Webb. (Photo courtesy of the Sept. 19, 1949 edition of LIFE Magazine — see online version) |
| The unique website which takes a detailed look back at the History of Public Transportation in and around the City of Detroit. |