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The "S-S" on the front of the car stands for "Sunnyside Line," which serviced Belmont street but I think didn't actually run all way out to the end of the Tabor Line at SE 88th Ave. (perhaps only as far as 69th).

The Massachusetts House in the background was moved to this location from the 1905 Lewis & Clark Exposition. If I recall correctly, the only remaining structure from that Expo is now part of a movie theater in St. Johns, so I'm going to go out on a limb and say the Massachusetts House didn't make it for much longer (L&C Expo buildings weren't really built to last).

Car 438 was a 1907 narrow guage (42") American Car Co. "Class K" trolley. It was approximately 48' long and 8' wide, had 38 seats and could carry up to 87 passangers standing room only. Between 1923 and 1926 twenty-five of the 38 Class K Cars were converted to "Class L" with the addition of two additional GE-58 motors.

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