![Traffic on the Central Artery in 1971](https://universalhub.com/files/styles/main_image_-_bigger/public/images/2023/jamandcram2.jpg)
Not much of a skyline along the highway in 1971.
On May 17, 1971, photographer Gene Dixon snapped some shots of traffic on the Central Artery downtown.
Look at that cram and jam:
![Cars stuck on the Central Artery](/images/2023/jamandcram4.jpg)
From the BPL's Brearley Collection. Posted under this Creative Commons license.
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It could be debated that
By Jim
Wed, 05/10/2023 - 12:01pm
It could be debated that taking pictures like this would be more treacherous than talking on your phone!
Not so if you're sitting in
By ChrisF
Wed, 05/10/2023 - 8:43pm
Not so if you're sitting in traffic and not moving at more than a crawl.
I always look for my Dad's car in these photos
By scollaysq
Wed, 05/10/2023 - 6:27pm
As well as the family Griswoldmobile.
Harbor Towers
By ElizaLeila
Thu, 05/11/2023 - 10:21am
Check them out in the background under construction. Henry Cobb design.
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