LARy Rails Re-Emerge on 7th Street in 2014

Street resurfacing on 7th Street (just west of Alvarado, near Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant) has revealed a stretch of old Los Angeles Railway rail still embedded in the street, more than 50 years after the last Los Angeles MTA streetcars operated.

Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society Photos

Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society Photos

Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society Photos

Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society Photos

Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society Photos

Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society Photos

Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society Photos

Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society Photos

Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society Photos

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  • Bob Davis
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    And a piece of the 7 line, which was abandoned in 1955 or 56, was unearthed last year during preliminary work for the Downtown Connector. This was in Spring St., just south of 2nd.

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