Stories from the Buzzer 94 years and counting Jhenifer Pabillano May 27, 2010
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Stories from the Buzzer 94 years and counting Jhenifer
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Stories from the Buzzer 94 years and counting Jhenifer Pabillano May 27, 2010. What we’ll talk about over the next 40 minutes or so. 50% highlights from 94 years of issues. 45% overview, origins, production notes. 5% wrapup and final notes. What’s the Buzzer?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Stories from the Buzzer
94 years and counting
Jhenifer Pabillano May 27, 2010
What we’ll talk about over the next 40 minutes or so
45% overview, origins,
productionnotes
50% highlights from 94 years of issues
5% wrapup and final notes
What’s the Buzzer?
http://buzzer.translink.ca
The Buzzer begins
Why does the Buzzer endure?
1953 1982
“It consists of a bus eight feet long but forty feet high. There will be five operators, one at each of five levels, and everyone on the bus can crowd around an operator and look through the windshield. However the model keeps falling over and our research department is trying to find out why.”
1936 1961
Bob Banks
1961
2008
Bob Banks
1961 2008
1916-1925 (11 years)
1925-1936 (11 years)
1937-1941 (4 years)
Logos through the years…
1942-1948 (6 years)
1949-1961 (11 years)
1961-1974 (13 years)
1974-1977 (3 years)
1977-1993 (16 years)
1993-2010 (17 years)
2010-today (2 months)
Logos through the years…
Tracing transit history
History of electricity
1921
1952
1936
1953
1966
Reflecting the community
1947
1961
1936
Discover the Buzzer archives online!
Go to: TransLink.ca > Rider Info > Print Buzzer
