PERYHS Archives

The cleaning crew works on various Pacific Electric interurbans at the half-vacant Pasadena car barn on Fair Oaks. Jack Finn Collection

An amazing collection of Pacific Electric equipment is visible in this 1930s-era shot of South Pasadena’s Oneonta Station, where numerous PE lines converged. Jack Finn Collection

Los Angeles & Pasadena Electric Railway parlor coach “The Poppy” poses for this glamour nighttime shot. The LA&P was a predecessor line to the Pacific Electric Railway. Jack [...]

Pacific Electric streetcar no. 242 pauses in traffic on the Colorado St. & Fair Oaks Ave. line in Pasadena. Jack Finn Collection

This turn-of-the-century view of Pacific Electric streetcar no. 200 (followed closely by no. 201) depicts the bustling tenor of early Pasadena. Jack Finn Collection

This vintage shot captures turn of the century Pasadena at its finest. Pacific Electric streetcar no. 347 pauses for passengers on a busy Pasadena street. The destination sign reads “Via [...]

Pacific Electric interurban no. 1002 passes under an “Alhambra” sign on a street in the Northern Division. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 1216 with a Redondo Beach destination sign awaits passengers at Alhambra Station, possibly in 1940-41. Date changed per comment Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 1003 heads north toward Alhambra and San Gabriel on the Huntington Drive four-track mainline. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric interurbans coming from and headed to Los Angeles pass one another on a busy thoroughfare in the Northern Division. Depicted here are nos. 1053 and 1012. Jack Finn Collection