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Pacific Electric interurban no. 977 passes through Beverly Hills at Burton Way in this 1940 Western District image. Alan Weeks Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 960 heads west on Venice Blvd. in this Western Division image dating to May 21, 1949. Direction changed per comment below Alan Weeks Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 960 poses before the imposing Ocean Park Substation in this Western District image dating to May 9, 1948. Modified based on comments Alan Weeks Photo Alan Weeks [...]

Pacific Electric interurbans (led by no. 954) pull into Venice as part of Short Line service on the Western District. The date is April 5, 1945. Charles Savage photo Donald Duke Collection

Pacific Electric streetcar no. 722 passes over the Los Angeles River steel viaduct near Rio Vista on the Van Nuys Line. The date is May 19, 1947. Alan Weeks Collection

Pacific Electric streetcars nos. 704 and 685 pass over a steel viaduct near Rio Vista on the Van Nuys Line. The image dates to May 19, 1947. Alan Weeks Collection

Pacific Electric streetcar no. 671 rolls down Sunset Blvd. in this Western District image captured December 18, 1949. Alan Weeks Photo Alan Weeks Collection

Pacific Electric streetcars led by no. 637 pass through a grade crossing near North Hollywood on the Van Nuys Line. Alan Weeks Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 545 and its motorman and conductor pose for this early image. Jack Finn Collection

Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric, lettered for predecessor Metropolitan Coach Lines) interurban “blimp” no. 411 moves through San Pedro in this image from March 23, [...]