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Old Posted Oct 25, 2020, 12:38 PM
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Tel-A-Chairs

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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality View Post
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If The Jetsons were in L.A. waiting for a bus they might have used one of these Tel-A-Chairs.


Passengers watching coin-operated TV’s in the LA Greyhound terminal in 1969.


vintage.es

"Take note of the space age chairs, ashtrays, phone booths, and terrazzo floors.

The 49 Tel-A-Chairs at the Greyhound Bus Terminal at 6th and Los Angeles were grossing $4,000 every month.
Ten minutes of television time cost 10 cents while a half-hour cost 25 cents."


The gentleman closest to the camera appears to be watching football.

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I wonder whether any of these still exist? They are incredibly cool.
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