Sub-series 10.1: TARS/STC Buses, 1941 - 1948
Scope and Contents
The Harvey Mordetsky Collection comprises approximately 5,000 photographs of street railway and trolley lines operative in the New York metropolitan area, including Long Island and Staten Island, as well as other areas of the United States, and select foreign locations. Approximately 1,700 35-mm color slides showing trolley lines in Canada, Europe, and the United States is an additional feature of the collection. Footage of these same services is additionally captured in a series of moving image artifacts. Non-photographic materials include 282 BMT and NYCT trolley and bus transfers, trolley and transit periodicals, and personal effects/memorabilia belonging to Mordetsky.
Dates
- 1941 - 1948
Creator
- Mordetsky, Harvey (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Series: 0.1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Series Outline
Series 10: Photographs of New York City Buses
- 10.1: TARS/STC Buses
- 10.2: Other Early NYC Buses
Series Description
Sub-series 10.1 contains images of the buses that TARS operated from March 1941 to August 1948, following the conversion of streetcar routes to bus routes. By August 1948, all streetcar lines in Manhattan and the Bronx were converted to bus service, and operated by the Surface Transportation Corporation (STC), the bus-operating subsidiary of TARS. Notably, STC owned the world’s largest diesel bus fleet in 1942. In 1943, TARS was renamed Third Avenue Transit System and following series of acquisitions, it was wholly acquired by New York City Omnibus Corporation, which, in turn, became part of Fifth Avenue Coach Lines.
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Reading Room Repository