Pacific Electric

This vintage image of Pacific Electric streetcar no. 127 bears the combined destination board of “Edendale & S.P. Depot.” Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric streetcar no. 649 passes a classic 1930s-era billboard advertising Maurice Ball Furs (500 W. 7th Street) probably on the Edendale Line. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric streetcar no. 716 waits for the mainline to clear before embarking to Edendale. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric streetcar no. 336 pauses in front of Jack’s Cafe near the intersection of Vista Del Mar and Culver Blvd. in Playa Del Rey on the last day of service on the Lagoon Line, [...]

The Railroad Boosters special (Pacific Electric interurban no. 1217) passes Raymer Tower in the Valley on the Western Division. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 838 and its motorman and conductor pose for this shot on the San Fernando Line. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric streetcar no. 681 navigates between two directions of traffic on Venice Blvd. (possibly just east of Crenshaw) in this Western Division image. Jack Finn Collection

A dramatic aerial shot captures the action at the departure point for Hollywood-bound Pacific Electric cars at Vineyard Junction. The photographer’s vantage point is the West Blvd. bridge. [...]

Passengers board a Pacific Electric interurban at Raymer Tower tower (where it crosses the Southern Pacific mainline) north on Van Nuys Blvd. on the San Fernando Branch. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric “Hollywood” cars proceed west in this dramatic overhead shot taken from the West Blvd. bridge at Vineyard Junction. Jack Finn Collection