735 in West Hollywood
Pacific Electric Hollywood car no. 735 rolls through (what else?) West Hollywood near Robertson Boulevard in this circa-1950 image. 735 is headed west and approaching Robertson, with [...]
PE 671-5078: Bound For Glory
By Ralph Cantos The September 1951 abandonment of Pacific Electric’s Northern District brought about by freeway construction (in particular, the 10/101/5 interchange in East Los Angeles) [...]
5021 and 5028 in Glendale
Pacific Electric PCCs nos. 5021 and 5028 are captured on Brand Boulevard at Broadway in Glendale. The cars are headed southbound; the Alex Theater obelisk is seen in the background, but not the [...]
1100 at Artesia
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1100 stops at the Artesia passenger shelter during what appears to be a fan trip on the Santa Ana Line. The date is October 5, 1950. L.L. Bonney Photo, Steve Crise [...]
Rumbling Through Playa Del Rey
An unidentified Pacific Electric interurban rumbles through the sleepy town of Playa Del Rey as a classic PE wig-wag tolls on the same street as the Del Rey Market and Del Rey Drugs. The PE [...]
Playa Del Rey and the Pacific Electric
Ralph Melching’s December 24, 1939, image at trackside of the small waterfront community of Playa Del Rey, with the Pacific Electric station to the left and housing development on the [...]
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841 at the Shoreline
An inbound 800-class interurban car rolls along the shore line of the blue Pacific at an unknown location. It was a place where the line ran behind houses along the beach. Charles D. Savage [...]