Los Angeles & Pacific No. 234 at 316 West 4th Street
In this 1902 view, the camera looks to the east as Los Angeles & Pacific car no. 234 waits its departure for Venice and Santa Monica in front of the LAP Depot at 316 West 4th Street, between [...]
1293 and 1307 on Main, Spring and 9th Streets
At the very busy intersection of Main – Spring -& 9th Streets, an old Los Angeles Railway manned pole tower (right) kept streetcar switch movements running smoothly. In the shot taken [...]
431 at 9th-Main and Spring Streets
Los Angeles Transit Lines car no. 431 working the B line at the very busy intersection of 9th – Main & Spring Streets. The date is October 23, 1948. Andy Payne Photo, Ralph Cantos Collection
Waiting at Rubio Canyon by Bjorn Palenius and Charles Lawrence
Here is a hand-colored image that was originally shot by Charles Lawrence, the official photographer of the Pacific Electric Railway, colorized by San Diego resident and railfan Bjorn Palenius. [...]
687 on the H Line near Hoover
Los Angeles Transit Lines car no. 687 rolls inbound on the H line just east of Hoover Street. From Ralph Cantos: The H line was very popular, and was well patronized, but the powers in charge at [...]
849 on Wilcox Avenue in North Hollywood
In this 1937 view at Wilcox Avenue in North Hollywood , the crew of westbound Pacific Electric no. 849 take a few minutes before continuing on to Canoga Park. The upgraded “Valley [...]
5009’s B-2 Truck Under Repair
The seldom seen B-2 truck of PE PCC #5009 undergoes “heavy repairs” at Toluca Yard. From Ralph Cantos: After the Hollywood Boulevard-Beverly Hills line was abandoned in Sept of 1954, [...]
Ontario & San Antonio Heights Railway Company
An engraving showing the Ontario & San Antonio Heights Railway Company from the foot of the line, in Ontario, looking north to Upland and Mount Baldy. From the indispensable ERHA Site: The [...]
The Final Days of Fletcher Trestle
The date is July 1959 and Fletcher Trestle – home of thousands of photos capturing the Glendale Line of the Pacific Electric – is about to be no more. From contributor Ralph Cantos: [...]
Mount Lowe Then & Now Presentation Jan. 31, 2013
On January 31 the South Pasadena Public Library hosted Mount Lowe Then and Now authors Michael Patris and Steve Crise for a program in the Community Room. Little did anyone know in advance, but [...]
