Photos

Throughout AC Transit’s 50-year history, many photographs have been taken to chronicle the District’s evolution. The following is a small collection of these photographs. Over the course of this year, additional photographs will be added to this site to further illustrate AC Transit’s long history in the East Bay.


Schoolchildren tour bus yard. (ca. 1965)	Schoolchildren tour bus yard. (ca. 1965)	Schoolchildren tour bus yard. (ca. 1965)

Schoolchildren tour bus yard. (ca. 1965)	A shipment of the new AC Transit Transit Liners arriving from GM. See Transit Times Volume 3, Number 8-E to learn more about the new buses. (1960)	Line 41B stopping at Downtown Oakland. (1961)

Line 43 at Bancroft Middle School. (1961)	A Line 57C bus at MacArthur BART station. Note the blue light to the left of the head sign which, when illuminated, alerts riders that the bus is headed to a BART station. See Transit Times Volume 15, Number 1 to learn more about the blue light. (ca. 1972)	A rendering of AC Transit’s General Office facility at 1600 Franklin Street in March 1987. AC Transit’s headquarters was previously in the Latham Square Building at 16th and Telegraph. (See Transit Times Volume 29, Number 9)

A shipment of the new AC Transit Transit Liners arriving from GM. See Transit Times Volume 3, Number 8-E to learn more about the new buses. (1960)	“Travelcade of Progress” bus parade through downtown Berkeley on the corner of Shattuck Ave. and University Ave. See Transit Times Volume 3, Number 9 to learn more about these ceremonies celebrating the new buses. (1960)	These bus stop signs were a marketing tool to lure drivers out of their cars and onto AC Transit. See Transit Times Volume 12, Number 6 for more about these “Red Cap” bus stop signs. (ca. 1969)

The Bay Bridge toll plaza. See Transit Times Volume 15, Number 11 for more about bus-only lanes. (ca. 1973)	The transition from the Key System to AC Transit! See Transit Times Volume 3, Numbers 3 through 6 for more about the transition. (ca. 1960) .	The transition from the Key System to AC Transit! See Transit Times Volume 3, Numbers 3 through 6 for more about the transition. (ca. 1960)

The transition from the Key System to AC Transit! See Transit Times Volume 3, Numbers 3 through 6 for more about the transition. (ca. 1960)	The transition from the Key System to AC Transit! See Transit Times Volume 3, Numbers 3 through 6 for more about the transition. (ca. 1960).	The transition from the Key System to AC Transit! See Transit Times Volume 3, Numbers 3 through 6 for more about the transition. (ca. 1960)

The transition from the Key System to AC Transit! See Transit Times Volume 3, Numbers 3 through 6 for more about the transition. (ca. 1960)	The Latham Square bus shelter, which stood at 15th and Broadway. See Transit Times Volume 2 , Number 11-S for more about the joint venture with local businesses that built this shelter. (ca. 1960)	Latham Square bus shelter model. The actual shelter stood at 15th and Broadway. (ca. 1960)

“The Better Way Home” billboard. (ca. 1970)