Ralph Cantos Collection
Los Angeles Railway car no. 285 is captured on either experimental trucks or "shop trucks" while wearing 9 Line signage. According to Ralph Cantos:
The trucks really change the appearance of the car. It is possible that the #285 was on "shop trucks" ,but it looks like she is "in service"
Ralph Cantos Collection
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) car no. 1415 with S Line destination card and "7" number board is actually captured on the 9 line on August 18, 1956, as part of an Electric Railway Association fan trip on private right of way.
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
Jack Finn Collection
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-LARy) 9 Line streetcar no. 190 turns from Hoover onto private right-of-way from the street. The destination board reads "9 / To 48th Str. & Crenshaw." Note the interesting billboards on the building side; one advertises a temperance issue in an upcoming campaign ("The Hour is 12! / Liquor Control / Vote NO on 2 - Yes on 12!" - obviously trying to reduce on- and off-sale liquor sale hours; the other promotes upcoming events at Carrell Speedway in Gardena (located at what is today the intersection of Vermont and Artesia), including "Indianapolis driver Rex Mays."
Jack Finn Collection
