I read that this morning too! I was very intrigued by it. I think it could be the basis for a great movie.
I'm also wondering why that lady in the last pic is running. I doubt she's trying to catch a bus. The pic also looks like it might be from the late 1950s, judging by the clothes and the running lady's hairstyle (it looks teased, which women started doing in the late 50s before it evolved to the full-blown beehive and bouffant hairstyles of the early 60s).