“Hollywood Cars of the Pacific Electric”
Mostly 1940s footage of the Hollywood Cars of Pacific Electric’s Western Division, collected in an overview format from a variety of sources.
“Life in Hollywood, 1927” by L. M. DeBell
Here’s a terrific promotional newsreel by L. M. DeBell produced in 1927. It includes sequences of Pacific Electric cars on Hollywood Boulevard. Suggested by Ralph Cantos.
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Ralph Cantos on Fox 11 News
Are Streetcars Coming Back to Los Angeles?: MyFoxLA.com PE and LARy/LATL historian and friend of the Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society Ralph Cantos recently appeared on Fox 11 News in a [...]
Tank Car 7315
Pacific Electric tank car no. 7315 is photographed at an unknown location in this undated photo. Note the placard: “This car for use of diesel oil for PE Railroad only.” Jack Finn [...]
365 on the F Line
Los Angeles Railway car no. 365 rolls along the F Line headed for downtown in this 1947 image. Robert T. McVay Photo Ralph Cantos Collection
192 at Sunset and Spring on the 8 Line
Los Angeles Railway car no. 192 negotiates trolley-heavy traffic at Sunset and Spring on the 8 Line in this 1947 image. Robert T. McVay Photo Ralph Cantos Collection
1411 and 1211 at Union Station
Los Angeles Railway cars nos. 1411 and 1211 take time out at the Union Station Loop in 1947. Robert McVay Photo Ralph Cantos Collection
517 on the E Line at Euclid Avenue and Whittier Blvd.
Los Angeles Railway car no. 517 takes spot time at the end of the E Line on Euclid AVenue and Whittier Blvd. in 1946. Robert T. McVay Photo Ralph Cantos Collection
Pacific Electric “Special Party Service” Advertising Ink Blotter
A Pacific Electric ink blotter believed to be from 1932, advertising “Special Party Service” listing C. H. Jones, General Agent, the San Bernardino Passenger Department. The blotter [...]
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Artistic Interpretation of 1001 at Orizaba Park in Long Beach
The City of Long Beach commissioned local artist Patrick Vogel to create this rendition of Pacific Electric no. 1001 as a new installation at the refurbished Orizaba Park, which is bisected by [...]
