Los Angeles Railway

1264 at 9th and Vermont

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Alan Weeks Photo Alan Weeks Collection

Alan Weeks Photo Alan Weeks Collection

Los Angeles Transit Lines no. 1254 turns at 9th and Vermont in this N Line action shot.

Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection

From Alan:

A friend was scanning some of my old Black and White negatives last week and he found these five pictures with no Negatives. So I decided to scan the Prints. You don't get as good a picture that way but if the negative is lost you still can scan the print. Drug Stores used to develop black and white film. They developed the Negatives Ok but did a poor job on the Prints. The camera I used was a Ansco Box Camera. 616 size.

This group is of the N Line which ran from Civic Center (Sunset and Spring, South on Spring to Nineth. West on Ninth to Vermont. North on Vermont to 8th St. and then ended at 8th & Western. On September 10, 1950 this line was abandoned. The S Line was rerouted on West 8th St to replace that portion of the N Line. The Four Hundred Class cars were a bit slow with only two motors. The classes mostly had four motor cars.

1246 at 9th Street and Vermont

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Alan Weeks Photo Alan Weeks Collection

Los Angeles Transit Lines no. 1246 turns from 9th Street onto Vermont Avenue in this N Line action shot.

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1240 at 8th Street and Western

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Alan Weeks Photo Alan Weeks Collection

Los Angeles Transit Lines no. 1240 pauses at 8th Street and Western on the N Line in what today would be Koreatown.

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479 at 2nd and Spring Streets

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Los Angeles Transit Lines no. 479 on the N Line at 2nd and Spring Streets, looking east.

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442 at 8th and Western

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Alan Weeks Photo Alan Weeks Collection

Los Angeles Transit Lines no. 442 pauses at 8th and Western on the N Line.

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Alan Weeks Collection

From Alan:

A friend was scanning some of my old Black and White negatives last week and he found these five pictures with no Negatives. So I decided to scan the Prints. You don't get as good a picture that way but if the negative is lost you still can scan the print. Drug Stores used to develop black and white film. They developed the Negatives Ok but did a poor job on the Prints. The camera I used was a Ansco Box Camera. 616 size.

This group is of the N Line which ran from Civic Center (Sunset and Spring, South on Spring to Nineth. West on Ninth to Vermont. North on Vermont to 8th St. and then ended at 8th & Western. On September 10, 1950 this line was abandoned. The S Line was rerouted on West 8th St to replace that portion of the N Line. The Four Hundred Class cars were a bit slow with only two motors. The classes mostly had four motor cars.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority Token

Posted on: May 12th, 2012 by Pacific Electric No Comments

 

Mount Lowe Preservation Society Inc. Collection

Mount Lowe Preservation Society Inc. Collection

Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority Token. 5/8” diameter. Nickel plated.

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Conductor or Motorman Key

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Mount Lowe Preservation Society Inc. Collection

Mount Lowe Preservation Society Inc. Collection

A Conductor or motorman’s key; this came with a collection of PE / LARY items and we don’t know about it. It is nickel-plated metal and has the number “3” stamped on it. It measures 3.5” long and has obvious age to it. Any ideas?

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198 on Hoover at 54th

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Ralph Cantos Collection

Ralph Cantos Collection

Los Angeles Railway no. 198 rolls down Hoover at 54th Street on the F Line.

Ralph Cantos Collection

67 at 6th and St. Paul

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Ralph Cantos Collection

Ralph Cantos Collection

Los Angeles Railway car no. 67 pauses for passengers at the safety zone at 6th Street and St. Paul on the D Line.

Ralph Cantos Collection

LARy 309 in Charley Chase’s “Rattling Romeo”

Posted on: April 24th, 2012 by Pacific Electric No Comments

 

In part one, Charley Chase is seen catching Los Angeles Railway car no. 309 along 2nd Avenue in Los Angeles. Skip to 2:40 to view this segment.

In part two, skip ahead to 4:34 to view another sequence with LARy no. 309.

Los Angeles transit historian Ralph Cantos uncovered this forgotten "two-reeler" on YouTube, and had the following comments to add:

Fake "safety zones" in both part 1 and 2 along 2nd Ave. Interior shots are a combination of the real #309, and a studio mock up. Lastly, this is one of the last films Charlie made; he passed away in 1940.