No. 1000 on Georgia Avenue, May 1947.
Clark did later make a few Blue Bird PCC-based transit cars for New York City, but none of the Blue Birds were saved.
No. 1000 has some unique features compared to other PCC cars. It has an aluminum body (all other PCCs are steel). It has standee windows, which didn't appear in other PCC cars until the mid 1940's.
Car 1000 was in an accident in the 1940's, at which point it was fitted with a steel front from a scrapped St. Louis built PCC car.
Due to the car's historic significance, in 2010 it was submitted for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. As of Jan. 2012, the application is still pending.
Dimensions: 45'-11" x 8'-7" x 10'-1", Seating Capacity: 59.
Mike will make up three more angle pieces to go on each corner and the center of the stairwell. Don is cutting two pieces of angle to mount against the bottom plate and the steps for extra support. Once this is complete we can replace the cement.
