Then and Now

Pacific Electric: Then and Now at the Pasadena Museum of History Through January 13, 2013

Posted on: December 12th, 2012 by Pacific Electric 2 Comments

 

Pacific Electric: Then and Now at the Pasadena Museum of History Through January 13, 2013

Pacific Electric: Then and Now at the Pasadena Museum of History Through January 13, 2013

Don't miss "Pacific Electric: Then and Now," curated by Michael Patris and Steve Crise of the Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society (PERyHS.org), now on display at the Pasadena Museum of History through January 13, 2013.

Please click here for more information, hours and directions.

Pacific Electric: Then and Now at the Pasadena Museum of History Through January 13, 2013

Pacific Electric: Then and Now at the Pasadena Museum of History Through January 13, 2013

Pacific Electric: Then and Now at the Pasadena Museum of History Through January 13, 2013

Pacific Electric: Then and Now at the Pasadena Museum of History Through January 13, 2013

Then and Now: 1051 at 6th and Main

Posted on: September 12th, 2012 by Pacific Electric 1 Comment

 

Contemporary photo by Steve Crise, vintage photo Jack Finn Collection, compositing by Jim Bunte

Contemporary photo by Steve Crise, vintage photo Jack Finn Collection, compositing by Jim Bunte

The past comes into view in this blended image of contemporary 6th and Main Streets in Los Angeles with an exact-location match featuring Pacific Electric 1051 from the Jack Finn Collection.

Contemporary photo by Steve Crise, vintage photo Jack Finn Collection, compositing by Jim Bunte

3062 Special

Posted on: March 21st, 2011 by PERyHS 2 Comments

 

L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection

L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection

 
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Los Angeles Transit Lines) J Line PCC car no. 3062 negotiates traffic on Pacific Boulevard near Saturn Avenue in Huntington Park in this shot dated February 1963. An MTA Compton Line bus looms in the background.
 
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection

Modified based on comment

Here is a contemporary view of the location:


View Larger Map

5028 Jammed to the Gills

Posted on: August 24th, 2010 by PERyHS 2 Comments

 

Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

 
Pacific Electric PCC car no. 5028 is captured on a fan trip run in Huntington Park at the intersection of Randolph Street and Pacific Blvd.. Note how jam-packed the car is in this image dated February 22, 1953.
 
Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

Modified based on comments

Here is a contemporary view of the location:


View Larger Map

Los Angeles Metro Expo Line, Phase II, Tour 1

Posted on: July 12th, 2010 by PERyHS 1 Comment

 


 
Here's a terrific "walking tour" by of the old Pacific Electric right-of-way that will become the new Expo Line. From the filmmaker Bendix5:... Read More

Echo Park Blacktop

Posted on: December 14th, 2009 by PERyHS 7 Comments

 

Jack Finn Collection

Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric no. 739 runs the Echo Park-Venice Short Line route. The image was captured at Echo Park Avenue at Morton Avenue.

Modified based on comments

Jack Finn Collection


View Larger Map