{"product_id":"1930s-safe-way-lines-nyc-bus-travel-ad-brevoort-hotel-chicago-ephemera","title":"1930s Safe Way Lines NYC Bus Travel Ad Brevoort Hotel Chicago Ephemera","description":"Discover a fascinating piece of early 20th-century travel history with this original newspaper advertisement for Safe-Way Lines, promoting comfortable bus travel to New York from Chicago. This evocative ephemera highlights a single fare of $14 and a round trip for $25, promising the journey in \"reclining sleeper chairs\" and the \"most modern of coaches\" within 28 hours. It vividly captures the burgeoning era of intercity bus travel, a significant development in American transportation during the 1930s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe distinctive \"Safe-Way Lines\" logo, featuring a swastika as a symbol of good luck, is a powerful historical marker, reflecting cultural norms before the symbol's later appropriation. This unique item offers a glimpse into the economics and advertising strategies of the time, making it a compelling collectible for enthusiasts of vintage travel, advertising history, and Chicago ephemera.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is from a 1933 Chicago Tribune newspaper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease see pictures\/scans for details on condition. Discoloration, worn\/torn around edges, with normal wear consistent for 90 plus year old paper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeasures approximately 2.25 by 2 inches","brand":"Farmhouse Ephemera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58911698616480,"sku":"B-49 #438","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1061\/3814\/0832\/files\/531b8383-cf48-4cb7-865e-288d3f8ea87e.jpg?v=1789408331","url":"https:\/\/farmhouseephemera.com\/products\/1930s-safe-way-lines-nyc-bus-travel-ad-brevoort-hotel-chicago-ephemera","provider":"Farmhouse Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}