Picture 14A-30.
The third group of Birney cars in Champaign-Urbana, no. 116-120, was
built by American Car Co. on order #1390 in 1924. These were the
last new streetcars ever in Champaign-Urbana. The group is represented
here by no. 116 on the Short Line as it crosses Burrill Avenue on the University
of Illinois campus on the private right-of-way, eastbound for downtown
Urbana. The Men's Old Gym (now Kenny Gyn) and the Old Armory (now
Kenny Gym Annex) are in the background. This picture was taken April
18, 1936, just a few months before the end of streetcar service. —
R. V. Mehlenbeck photo.
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