Back in 1956, if you wanted the Greyhound bus to stop at the Palms Grill Cafe on Route 66 in downtown Atlanta, all you had to do was go inside, flip the switch and illuminate the small, red light bulb attached to the bottom of the Grill's large neon sign. The next bus coming through town would then stop and pick you up. It's been several decades since the last scheduled Greyhound bus stopped at the Grill, but one appeared Friday afternoon.

It was a circa 1956 Scenicruiser, driven by John (sorry, we didn't get his last name...), who was traveling Route 66 to Amarillo, Texas. The sweet diesel fumes had barely dissipated after he stopped, when a small crowd gathered for photos and a quick look inside his bus. Hundreds and hundreds of classic and antique cars have visited Atlanta over the past few years, but John's Greyhound
has to be one of the more unique vehicles to pull up and park.

Photo by Bill Thomas. Text provided by Peggy Payne.  (Click on photo for larger image.)

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