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PERYHS Archives

Monthly Archive for: "August, 2016"
 PE’s Santa Monica Air Line: From obscurity to rising star
8
By Pacific Electric
In Ralph Cantos Collection, Western District
Posted August 26, 2016

PE’s Santa Monica Air Line: From obscurity to rising star

By Ralph Cantos For the last 20 years of the Pacific Electric Santa Monica Air Line’s existence, about 50 or so loyal regular commuters enjoyed a variety of equipment. The 1930s saw the [...]

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 LA 1:87 Short Film
3
By Pacific Electric
In Pacific Electric Video, Video
Posted August 12, 2016

LA 1:87 Short Film

Here’s a wonderful short film by Matthew Arnold-Ladensack entitled “LA 1:87” and featuring the fine HO scale modeling of iconic LA landmarks by 81-year-old Gerald W. Cox. LA // [...]

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 Pacific Electric’s Santa Monica Air Line: From Toonerville Trolley to Metro Rail
6
By Pacific Electric
In Alan Weeks Collection, Ralph Cantos Collection, Western District
Posted August 7, 2016

Pacific Electric’s Santa Monica Air Line: From Toonerville Trolley to Metro Rail

By Ralph Cantos Pacific Electric car no. 994 rounds the curve at Overland Avenue in the spring of 1950. This is the westbound afternoon / evening trip. Hollywood cars provided service for the [...]

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 The Final Pacific Electric Timetable?
3
By Pacific Electric
In Charles Wherry Collection, Pacific Electric Ephemera
Posted August 7, 2016

The Final Pacific Electric Timetable?

By Charles Wherry This Pacific Electric public timetable on thick card stock suitable for tacking to wood poles went into effect on August 31, 1953. A mere 31 days later, PE’s passenger operation [...]

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 Mystery / Political “Bus Transfer”
0
By Pacific Electric
In Charles Wherry Collection, Los Angeles Railway Ephemera, Pacific Electric Ephemera
Posted August 7, 2016

Mystery / Political “Bus Transfer”

By Charles Wherry In going through some of my father’s collection, I found this interesting “bus transfer” and thought it should see the light of day. Here are two (front and [...]

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 Los Angeles Railway 1941 Passes
1
By Pacific Electric
In Charles Wherry Collection, Los Angeles Railway Ephemera
Posted August 7, 2016

Los Angeles Railway 1941 Passes

By Charles Wherry Here are two weekly passes issued by Los Angeles Railway in 1941. The $1.25 price seems quite a bargain especially when reading the fine print which allowed two children under [...]

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 Pacific Electric Restaurant Menu
3
By Pacific Electric
In Charles Wherry Collection, Headquarters, Pacific Electric Artifacts
Posted August 7, 2016

Pacific Electric Restaurant Menu

By Charles Wherry Here is another menu from Pacific Electric’s 6th & Main Street restaurant. The same photo as on the breakfast menu returns, this time in red tint. PE might have made the [...]

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 Pacific Electric Restaurant Menus, December 1941
2
By Pacific Electric
In Charles Wherry Collection, Headquarters, Pacific Electric Artifacts
Posted August 2, 2016

Pacific Electric Restaurant Menus, December 1941

By Charles Wherry Here are three photos of a breakfast menu from the Pacific Electric Restaurant at 6th and Main Streets in Los Angeles. The date of 12-41 appears in very small print at the lower [...]

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 The Interior of Pacific Electric 1216
0
By Pacific Electric
In Pacific Electric, Ralph Cantos Collection
Posted August 2, 2016

The Interior of Pacific Electric 1216

By Ralph Cantos This official photo from Arrow Studios beautifully illustrates the large, pleasing earth-toned, mohair-upholstered arm chairs that greeted passengers traveling on aboard the [...]

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 PE’s Butterfly 12s: The Magnificent Six
1
By Pacific Electric
In Craig Rasmussen Collection, Southern District
Posted August 2, 2016

PE’s Butterfly 12s: The Magnificent Six

By Ralph Cantos This 8×10 photograph from the Craig Rasmussen collection shows “Butterfly 12” no. 1221 rolling along towards San Pedro Station on March 5, 1948. In as much as the [...]

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