PERYHS Archives

An early Pacific Electric interurban pauses in front of the grand Hotel Virginia in Long Beach. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 1232 passes in front of Long Beach’s Stanley Theater (Any Seat 15 cents Any Time) with a broadside advertisement for a revival of Steinbeck’s “Of [...]

A northbound Southern Division Pacific Electric interurban set rolls under the semaphore signal bridge; the trailing car’s “Long Beach” destination board is visible. Jack Finn [...]

Two MTA (ex-Pacific Electric) interurbans roll southbound on Southern Division trackage in this dramatic dusk shot. Jack Finn Collection

A fleet of former Pacific Electric (now MTA) interurbans, most still wearing PE paint schemes with added MTA marks, sit patiently for the start of a new day while undergoing overnight [...]

MTA interurbans nos. 1536 and 1543 wear old and new paint schemes in the after-hours period in the maintenance yard. Jack Finn Collection

MTA interurban no. 1538 (ex-Pacific Electric) sits atop an MTA maintenance pit for nighttime service. The destination sign reads “Long Beach / Wilmington / San Pedro.” Jack Finn Collection

A striking nighttime perspective of the MTA’s maintenance pits, with MTA (ex-Pacific Electric) interurbans nos. 1542 and 1544 lit up for dramatic effect. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 1237 rounds a corner on its way to Long Beach. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 1222 rolls down the street near the terminus on Long Beach service in 1936. Jack Finn Collection