Then and Now

1240 at 8th Street and Western

Posted on: May 15th, 2012 by Pacific Electric No Comments

 

Alan Weeks Photo Alan Weeks Collection

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

Posted on: May 15th, 2012 by Pacific Electric No Comments

 

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Alan Weeks Photo Alan Weeks Collection

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

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1031 at Douglas and Kensington

Posted on: February 11th, 2012 by Pacific Electric No Comments

 

Ralph Cantos Collection

Ralph Cantos Collection

Los Angeles Railway Birney no. 1031 rolls through the intersection of Douglas and Kensington in this rare color Birney image from 1946.

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1387 at Second and Spring Streets

Posted on: March 21st, 2011 by PERyHS No Comments

 

L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection

L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection


 
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) F Line car no. 1387 negotiates traffic on narrow Second Street at Spring in this action shot dated September 1959. That is the Los Angeles Times building on the right.

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1425 at Eagle Rock Blvd. and Avenue 35

Posted on: September 25th, 2010 by PERyHS 2 Comments

 

Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection


 
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) 5 Line car no. 1425 rolls southbound on Eagle Rock Blvd. at Avenue 35 in this image dated January 16, 1955.
 
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1534 at Eagle Rock Blvd. and Yosemite Drive

Posted on: September 25th, 2010 by PERyHS No Comments

 

Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection


 
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) 5 Line car no. 1534 rolls southbound on Eagle Rock Blvd. at Yosemite Drive in this November 17, 1954, image.
 
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1273 on Eagle Rock Blvd. at Merton

Posted on: September 25th, 2010 by PERyHS No Comments

 

Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection


 
It's the last day of operations in this 5 Line image captured on May 21, 1955. Here 5 Line car no. 1273 rolls southbound on Eagle Rock Blvd. at Merton while another car pulls into the Terminal at Colorado Blvd.
 
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1421 Ready to Head South

Posted on: September 25th, 2010 by PERyHS No Comments

 

Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection


 
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) 5 Line car no. 1421 readies for the trip southbound in this shot at the Eagle Rock and Colorado Blvds. Terminal captured October 21, 1954.
 
Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
 
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1525 at the Colorado Blvd. Terminal

Posted on: September 25th, 2010 by PERyHS No Comments

 

Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection


 
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) 5 Line car no. 1525 pauses for passengers at the Colorado Blvd. and Eagle Rock Blvd. Terminal in Eagle Rock. The date is September 25, 1953.
 
Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
 
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1425 at the Colorado Blvd. Terminal

Posted on: September 25th, 2010 by PERyHS No Comments

 

Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection


 
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) 5 Line car no. 1425 pauses for passengers at the 5 Line Terminal located at the intersection of Eagle Rock Blvd. and Colorado Blvd. in Eagle Rock. This image is dated April 30, 1955.
 
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