Thanks to David Greenlees over at The Old Motor for today’s street scene, though we’re sure the drivers of the cars in the photo would think of it as a parking lot scene. The cause for the backup on Boston’s Southeast Expressway, according to David, was a Boston Carmen’s Union strike of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, which forced commuters to take to their own cars and clog the highways. A little digging turns up news stories on two Boston MTA strikes in the early 1960s: one in August 1960, another in January 1961. Given that some windows are rolled down and the roads are clear of snow, it’s a good bet this is the former of the two dates. Reportedly, car traffic increased from 100,000 cars to 250,000 cars in downtown Boston during the 1961 strike. Carspotters, what do you see here?
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