The Checker Taxi Stand

So why were so many Checker Cab executives killed back in the day in Chicago?  Whether is was the Chicago taxi wars, the milk wars or the union strike of 1937, violences was never far from Checker Cab in Chicago. Below are to examples. Items 1 Checker Cab Executive...

Coronado Eagle and Journal, Volume 67, Number 9, 14 February 1980 If you happen to be standing on a street corner one day trying to flag down a taxicab and a white Checker Cab passes you by with sirens blaring and a Coronado Police Department insignia on the door,...

Town cars, by definition and construction are limousine-like vehicles wherein the chauffeur sits in the front of the car out in the open while the passengers sit in a closed and separated area in the rear. This was one of the ways in which the ways of showing the...

Is a Checker Cab a sign of freedom?  Absolutely yes,  the Checker is a perfect example of the American right to freely move about the country.  If you have the fare, a Checker could take you anywhere you want to go in the US.  There have been many stories of people...