1053 and 1012 on Las Tunas Drive

Harold F. Stewart Photo, Stan Kistler Collection
Harold F. Stewart Photo, Stan Kistler Collection

 
Pacific Electric interurbans nos. 1053 (inbound on the Temple City Line) passes 1012 on Las Tunas Drive in East San Gabriel in this image dated November 23, 1941.
 
Harold F. Stewart Photo, Stan Kistler Collection

3094 and 3148 at the Turnaround

L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection

 
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Los Angeles Transit Lines) PCCs nos. 3094 and 3148 pause at a turnaround probably as part of a fan trip as abandonment approached. The image is dated March 1963. Note the differences between the two PCC units, quite visible in this side-by-side image.
 
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection

3094 and 3148 in March of 1963

L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection

 
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Los Angeles Transit Lines) PCC cars nos. 3094 and 3148 loop through an unidentified section of Los Angeles, possibly part of a fan trip as the last day of operations approached. The image is dated March 1963.
 
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection

3062 and Alfred E. Neumann

L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection

 
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Los Angeles Transit Lines) PCC no. 3062 rolls through downtown Los Angeles and past the Wellington Apartment Hotel in this image dated February 1963. This is possibly a fan trip. Note the Mad Magazine Alfred E. Neumann poster featuring the “What? Me Worry?” slogan plastered to the rear of 3062.
 
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection

MTA 1543 and 1515 on the Viaduct

L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection

 
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric) blimps nos. 1543 and 1515 meet on the viaduct at the 6th and Main Street Station in downtown Los Angeles in this image dated October 1960.
 
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection

MCL 407 and 307 in San Pedro

L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection

 
Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) blimps nos. 407 and 307 are captured idling in San Pedro in this image dated June 3, 1956.
 
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection

3001 on the 20th Anniversary of PCCs

L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection

 
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Los Angeles Transit Lines) PCC no. 3001 is captured on the First Street Loop as part of the Electric Railway Association’s 20th Anniversary of PCC cars trip, March 18, 1957.
 
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection

MTA 626 at 6th and Main

L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection

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Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric) no. 626 (likely former PE no. 5123) bound for Watts waits for passengers to board at the 6th and Main Street Station in downtown Los Angeles as part of a March 1960 special charter.
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Modified based on comment
 
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection

MTA 3094 in March 1963

L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection

 
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Los Angeles Transit Lines) PCC no. 3094 idles at the loop at Chicago Avenue off the P Line in East Los Angeles in March 1963.
 
Modified based on comment
 
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection

1373 and 1375 as part of Japanese Internment at Santa Anita

United States National Archive Collection
United States National Archive Collection

 
Pacific Electric combine units nos. 1375 and 1375 (rear) appear in this United States National Archive image dated 1942 as part of Japanese-American internment activities at San Pedro. The caption from the archive (linked to from the World War 2 Database) notes the people were San Pedro residents being processed at the “Santa Anita Assembly Center.” Thanks to David Stubblebine for this image.
 
Modified based on comment
 
United States National Archive Image and Collection
Linked from World War 2 Database (www.ww2db.com)