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Indian 1937 Junior Scout, New Restoration Project for Jacob S. 12-6- 2015

A new project bike for one of the riders that frequent Seymour's shop on Elston Ave in Chicago Illinois

 

Out of curiosity I looked up Elston Avenue on Wikipedia.

Below is a section of the article.

 

In the 1830s, the road was a toll road operated by Amos J. Snell, who set up tolls at the intersections with Division Street, Lawrence Avenue, and Milwaukee Avenue. Snell charged 2.5c per mile and could collect as much as $790 in a single day. A group of local farmers who were tired of paying the tolls dressed up as Indians and destroyed the toll gates.

 

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Uploaded on December 6, 2016