5140 at Vista Street
Pacific Electric streetcar no. 5140 is photographed inbound at Vista Street in January 1953. Ralph Cantos Collection
Two-Car Train Crossing Fletcher Drive
A two-car Pacific Electric train crosses Fletcher Drive on the steel viaduct in this May 1955 shot. Note the Wonder Bread billboard: “Helps Build Strong Bodies 6 Ways.” Ralph Cantos [...]
Rush Hour at Fletcher Drive
Two Pacific Electric PCC cars speed over the steel viaduct crossing Fletcher Drive in this May 1955 Western District shot. Ralph Cantos Collection
Looking Down at Toluca Yard
An interesting perspective looking down on Pacific Electric’s Toluca Yard, captured in the summer of 1949. Ralph Cantos Collection
5151 on Hollywood Boulevard at Christmas
Pacific Electric car no. 5151 pauses before Graumann’s Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard on Christmas Day, 1953. Behind it is a Fairfax line bus. Ralph Cantos Collection
873 on Victoria Avenue at Country Club
Los Angeles Railway car no. 873 rolls along Victoria Avenue at Country Club (south of Olympic Boulevard) in this 1936 view. Today, except for the loss of the L line, the street is unchanged. [...]
June 1955: Time is Running Out
It’s June 15, 1955, and time is running out for the world’s most beautiful PCCs. This shot was captured at the Burbank terminus. Ralph Cantos Collection
Crossing the Fletcher Drive Viaduct
A Pacific Electric PCC crosses the Fletcher Drive Bridge on June 10, 1955. Ralph Cantos Collection
5146’s Last Official Run
It’s Monday, December 29, 1952, the day after rail service ended, and the San Fernando Chamber of Commerce has chartered Pacific Electric car no. 5146 for “the official last [...]
5021 on Brand Boulevard, Last Day of Service
Pacific Electric PCC no. 5021 rolls up Brand Boulevard on this the last day of service. Notice the perfect condition of the street, the overhead, and the 5021 itself. Ralph Cantos Collection
