An old pre 1984 suburban RTA Bus Stop sign. Lyons Illinois. May 1989.

An old pre 1984 suburban RTA Bus Stop sign. Lyons Illinois. May 1989., a photo by Eddie from Chicago on Flickr.

I took this photograph way back in May of 1989.

Seen here on a wooden utility post at the corner of South Ogden and Lawndale Avenues in west suburban Lyons Illinois, is an old pre 1984 (Pre Pace) suburban bus stop sign from the Chicago area's Regional Transit Authority.

Prior to 1974, this was the West Towns Bus Company service route. There were once many suburban bus companies operating in the greater Chicagoland area prior to the creation of the RTA.