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Pacific Electric car no. 730 rounds the corner at Hill and Venice in this undated photo by Robert T. McVay. Robert T. McVay Photo, Norm Suydam Collection

C. C. Pierce, Photographer, 1572 West Pico Street, Los Angeles, Calif., Phone EX 3132. Written on the back is Negative # 7361, Dated 1912, “The S-E corner of Grand and 7th after the Main [...]

A panoramic image capturing the corner of 5th and Spring Streets captured by C. C. Pierce & Co., Los Angeles. Caption on the back reads: Corner of 5th and Spring Streets, April 1910. All Day [...]

Los Angeles Railway cars make their way up and down Broadway in this hand-tinted postcard from 1934. From Ralph Cantos: Nothing says BIG CITY like streetcars on rolling up and down the [...]

Hollywood Boulevard was another great subject of postcards. Unmodernized PE “Hollywood” cars roll along “The Boulevard” in this 1934 hand-tinted view. From Ralph Cantos: [...]

Los Angeles Transit Lines car no. 293 on B Line service is photographed at Evergreen and Brooklyn Avenue in this undated photo. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

Los Angeles Transit Lines car no. 315 is photographed at Miller and City Terrace on March 22, 1948. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection Here is the location today: View Larger Map

Los Angeles Transit Lines car no. 335 and its motorman sit with passengers at 51st and Ascot on the B Line. The date is March 22, 1948. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

Los Angeles Transit Lines car no. 315 poses for the camera at Miller and City Terrace on March 22, 1948. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

Los Angeles Transit Lines car no. 461 makes the turn at Macy and Main Streets in 1948. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection