LATL 1281 at Piedmont Avenue
Los Angeles Transit Lines car no. 1281 waits with traffic at the intersection of Piedmont Avenue and Figueroa in what appears to be U Line service. CORRECTION: It’s the W Line. Thanks, [...]
LARy 681 – Mayhem at the Movies
By Ralph Cantos Its no secret that from about 1910 onward, Southern California’s budding movie industry was very fond of LA’s streetcars of both the Pacific Electric and Los Angeles [...]
301 at 5th and Grand
Los Angeles Transit Lines car no. 301 on 5th and Grand on the U Line. The date is February 16, 1947. Robert T. McVay Photo
304 at 5th and Wall Streets
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) U Line car no. 304 is captured at 5th and Wall Streets on May 15, 1947, as an LATL crew installs new overhead for the trackless bus systems that [...]
The U Line’s Last Day with 90
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) car no. 90 is made ready for the last run of a on the U Line in this image dated August 3, 1947. Ralph Cantos Collection
Goodbye Girl
A Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-LARy) U Line car (no. 900?) is decorated to commemorate the ending of trolley service on the U Line. The graphics include “Good Bye You Lovable U,” [...]
303 on the U Line
Los Angeles Railway U Line streetcars (led by no. 303) stop at Florence Blvd. passenger loading pads while heading south on Vermont. Note the crowd awaiting the opposite direction car. Jack Finn [...]
Good Bye You Lovable U
A sad event is documented for posterity in this image of the final U Line scheduled run on the Los Angeles Railway, August 3, 1947. The car is decorated to read “Last car to run on [...]