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A Picture of Traffic Heading Up Route 1 Towards Maryland – It Doesn’t Look That Bad!

traffic heading down Route 1 (1940)
Get an interesting look at traffic heading up Route 1 towards Maryland - you might be surprised to see that it doesn't look that bad! Check out this photo from 1940 for a snapshot of what it looked like then.
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Here’s an interesting shot of traffic heading up Route 1 towards Maryland. To be honest, this traffic doesn’t look bad at all.

traffic heading down Route 1 (1940)
traffic heading down Route 1 (1940)

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