309 crossing Atlantic Blvd.
Pacific Electric blimp interurban no. 309 crosses Atlantic Blvd. in Lynwood, California. This portion of the old PE right-of-way has become the 105 Freeway. Jack Finn Collection
300 at Terra Cruiser
Pacific Electric blimp interurban no. 300 heads north towards downtown Los Angeles in this image from the Bellflower Line in the early 1950s. Note the trailer-mobile home manufacturer Terra [...]
Bellflower Destination Sign
A close-up image of an original Pacific Electric Bellflower Line destination sign. Jack Finn Collection
309 on San Pedro Street
Pacific Electric blimp interurban no. 309 heads southbound as part of Bellflower Line service on San Pedro Street (between 6th and 9th Streets) in Los Angeles in this undated image. Jack Finn [...]
314 and 309 at Vernon Avenue
Pacific Electric blimps nos. 314 and 309 head towards Los Angeles on the Bellflower Line. They are crossing Vernon Avenue in this undated image. Jack Finn Collection
410 at 84th and Nadeau
Pacific Electric blimp no. 410 rolls through 84th and Nadeu in May 1953. Jack Finn Collection
Toluca Yard at the Portal
Pacific Electric’s Toluca Yard looking northward from almost above the Subway Terminal tunnel portal. The Beverly Blvd. and 1st Street viaduct is visible in the background. Jack Finn Collection
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Posted A Fiery End
By November 1927, this old wooden relic trolley dating from 1897 has outlived its usefulness and is being burned at the Pacific Electric Torrance shops. Stripped of motors, mechanisms, glass, [...]
Pacific Electric 1913 Orange Show Display
The inscription on the back of this photographic original reads: Pacific Electric Railway, World’s Greatest Electric Transportation System. 1,000 miles of Trolley Trail to all points of [...]
Iron Horse Special
This group of 180 boys from the Pasadena YMCA will shortly be on their way to the 1924 opening of the movie Iron Horse at the Grauman Hollywood Egyptian Theatre, made possible by this lineup of [...]
