Pacific Electric streetcar no. 138 proceeds through Edendale to the Southern Pacific Depot near downtown Los Angeles. The destination sign reads “S.P. Depot / Pacific Electric Dpot / Post Office / Echo Park.”
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138 To the Depot
127 to Edendale
This vintage image of Pacific Electric streetcar no. 127 bears the combined destination board of “Edendale & S.P. Depot.”
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649 and Furs
Pacific Electric streetcar no. 649 passes a classic 1930s-era billboard advertising Maurice Ball Furs (500 W. 7th Street) probably on the Edendale Line.
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716 to Edendale
Pacific Electric streetcar no. 716 waits for the mainline to clear before embarking to Edendale.
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336 at Jack’s Cafe
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, July 19, 1936.
Ralph Melching Photo
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Railroad Boosters 1217 at Raymer Tower
The Railroad Boosters special (Pacific Electric interurban no. 1217) passes Raymer Tower in the Valley on the Western Division.
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838 to the Valley
Pacific Electric interurban no. 838 and its motorman and conductor pose for this shot on the San Fernando Line.
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Divided Highway
Pacific Electric streetcar no. 681 navigates between two directions of traffic on Venice Blvd. (possibly just east of Crenshaw) in this Western Division image.
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Out to Hollywood
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.
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Tower Stop
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.
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