LA’s Globe-Trotting Streetcars
By Ralph Cantos As the old saying goes, “One man’s junk is another man’s treasure.” In this case, the saying goes, “One city’s junk is another city’s [...]
Los Angeles Icons: City Hall and the PCC
By Ralph Cantos From 1953 until 1958, and for endless decades of reruns, Los Angeles City Hall was know to millions of people around the world as “The Daily Planet Building” in the [...]
Two Los Angeles Icons
By Ralph Cantos Several great cities in North America, 27 of them to be exact, had one thing in common: state of the art city rail transportation – the PCC streetcar! Los Angeles was the [...]
LAMTA 3028: A Barn Fresh Surprise!
By Ralph Cantos When the first LAMTA (Many Trolley Abandonments) seized control of LA’s transit operations on March 3, 1958, the first major announcement to affect rail operations was that [...]
616 at Colorado Boulevard and Townsend Avenue
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-LA Railway) car no. 616 pauses on the 5 Line at Colorado Boulevard and Townsend Avenue in this image dated March 10, 1948. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
604 at Colorado Boulevard and Townsend Avenue
Los Angeles Transit Lines (former Los Angeles Railway) car no. 604 with “Townsend Ave / Eagle Rock” sign pauses on the 5 Line at Colorado Boulevard and Townsend Avenue on December 22, [...]
950 at Colorado Boulevard and Townsend Avenue
Los Angeles Transit Lines car no. 950 on the 5 Line catches amazing light in this image taken November 1, 1947. The location is Colorado Boulevard and Townsend Avenue. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan [...]
615 at the Eagle Rock Terminal
Los Angeles Transit Lines car no. 615 with “Inglewood / Hawthorne” signage rests at the 5 Line terminal in Eagle Rock on September 11, 1948. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
950 at Eagle Rock Boulevard and Merton
Los Angeles Transit Lines car no. 950 on 5 Line service (Eagle Rock) is photographed at Eagle Rock Boulevard and Merton on November 30, 1948. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
601 at Jefferson and Grand
Los Angeles Transit Lines car no. 601 with an “Inglewood Only” sign is captured at the intersection of Jefferson and Grand in this 5 Line action photo taken November 10, 1948. Alan [...]
