Pacific Electric interurban no. 1002 passes under an “Alhambra” sign on a street in the Northern Division.
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1002 in Alhambra
1216 at Alhambra Station
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1216 with a Redondo Beach destination sign awaits passengers at Alhambra Station, possibly in 1940-41.
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1003 to Alhambra-San Gabriel
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1003 heads north toward Alhambra and San Gabriel on the Huntington Drive four-track mainline.
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Poles Up
Pacific Electric interurbans coming from and headed to Los Angeles pass one another on a busy thoroughfare in the Northern Division. Depicted here are nos. 1053 and 1012.
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Turn Left at the Mission
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1053 negotiates a left turn at the Mission San Gabriel on the Alhambra line.
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Off in the Distance
A Pacific Electric interurban can be seen far in the distance in a shot otherwise dominated by 1930s-era vehicles, foretelling the future of Southern California.
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Visiting Mission San Gabriel
Visiting Mission San Gabriel was a major attraction along the Pacific Electric’s early routes. Here interurban special no. 021 discharges passengers at the gates of the Mission. The destination board reads “Old Mission Trolley Trip.”
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New Subdivisions
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1012 heads back toward Los Angeles as it passes newly built subdivisions.
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1054 to Alhambra-San Gabriel
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1054 moves down the street on the PE’s Alhambra-San Gabriel line in this pre-World War II photo.
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1004 to Alhambra-San Gabriel
Pacific Electric no. 1004 speeds toward Alhambra and San Gabriel through a grade cut in this action shot.
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