St Louis Missouri Keating Car House Streetcar Yard 1964 Photo 3.5 x 3.5

This October 1964 photograph documents multiple St. Louis streetcars stored at the Keating Car House facility, a key operating and maintenance site in the city’s electric railway network.

By the mid-1960s, St. Louis was in the final phase of transitioning from traditional streetcar operations to bus service, making images from this period particularly significant. The Keating Car House functioned as a storage and servicing yard where cars were inspected, cleaned, and staged between runs. Overhead trolley wire infrastructure and parallel yard tracks visible in the scene reflect the operational complexity of an urban electric transit system nearing the end of its lifespan.

The image shows several PCC-style streetcars lined up on outdoor tracks, their streamlined bodies and roof-mounted electrical equipment clearly visible. Utility poles, industrial structures, and open yard space frame the composition, reinforcing its documentary character. The scalloped photo border and printed date OCT 64 at the lower edge confirm the timeframe and mid-century amateur photographic format. The item shown in the listing is the exact item the collector will receive.

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