Then and Now

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:


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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:


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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