442 at 8th and Western

Alan Weeks Photo Alan Weeks Collection
Alan Weeks Photo Alan Weeks Collection

Los Angeles Transit Lines no. 442 pauses at 8th and Western on the N Line.

Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection

From Alan:

A friend was scanning some of my old Black and White negatives last week and he found these five pictures with no Negatives. So I decided to scan the Prints. You don’t get as good a picture that way but if the negative is lost you still can scan the print. Drug Stores used to develop black and white film. They developed the Negatives Ok but did a poor job on the Prints. The camera I used was a Ansco Box Camera. 616 size.

This group is of the N Line which ran from Civic Center (Sunset and Spring, South on Spring to Nineth. West on Ninth to Vermont. North on Vermont to 8th St. and then ended at 8th & Western. On September 10, 1950 this line was abandoned. The S Line was rerouted on West 8th St to replace that portion of the N Line. The Four Hundred Class cars were a bit slow with only two motors. The classes mostly had four motor cars.

“Seeing Los Angeles” Brochure

Mount Lowe Preservation Society Inc. Collection
Mount Lowe Preservation Society Inc. Collection

“Seeing Los Angeles Pullman Automobiles” brochure. Cover cut from a brochure, some paper loss lower right corner. Measures 3” by 5.5” Declares on the bottom of the front “Take the Large Red Autos” and also, under the vehicle, has the Comfort – Speed – Safety saying. Another clipping from the same ephemera collection has the same image of the car with “Big Red Autos” at the top. Dated in pen at top, 1909. The back states automobiles of all sizes are available for private parties. The fare was $1.00 and the cars left every day at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm from 516 and 553 South Spring Street and also the corner of Fourth and Spring in front of the National Bank of California.

Note that the Pullman Company manufactured both automobiles and buses, right here in Los Angeles.

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“Seeing Los Angeles” Ticket

Mount Lowe Preservation Society Inc. Collection
Mount Lowe Preservation Society Inc. Collection

Seeing Los Angeles ticket, issued by the Seeing California Traffic Bureau at the Pacific Electric Building at 6th and Main. Undated and nothing on the reverse. Measures 4” by 2.25”

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Pacific Electric Fare Token

Mount Lowe Preservation Society Inc. Collection
Mount Lowe Preservation Society Inc. Collection

PERY token both front and back images. 13/16” diameter. Nickel plated. Back states for Zone 1 – 2. We have had some questions about this type of token; perhaps our visitors can comment on this one as well.

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Conductor or Motorman Key

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A Conductor or motorman’s key; this came with a collection of PE / LARY items and we don’t know about it. It is nickel-plated metal and has the number “3” stamped on it. It measures 3.5” long and has obvious age to it. Any ideas?

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Myrna Loy, Charlie McCarthy and the Pacific Electric

Tim Muir Collection
Tim Muir Collection

From Tim:

My favorite old-time movie star is Myrna Loy. Speaking of which, here she is in a montage at “Ocean Lake” …being ogled by Charlie McCarthy…combined Microsoft Train Simulator screen grab with photos of the stars.

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1625 and 1622 Renders by Tim Muir

Tim Muir Collection
Tim Muir Collection

From Tim:

Here are a couple of the big juice jacks, 1622 and 1625 at “Santa Myrnaloya”, named after one of my favorite old movie stars.

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1556 and Consist Render by Tim Muir

Tim Muir Collection
Tim Muir Collection

Pacific Electric steeple cab no. 1556 pulls a three-unit consist of AT&SF reefers past a Mobil Oil station in this fine render by Tim Muir.

Tim Muir Collection

Box Motor 1460 Render by Tim Muir

Tim Muir Collection
Tim Muir Collection

From Tim:

Here’s Portland Box Motor 1460 making a set-out and pick-up. This is an older model, something I did along with coaches and combos a few years ago. The box cars are true to PE and SP prototypes.

Tim Muir Collection