Pacific Electric

Los Angeles and Pacific Balloon Route conductor’s hat badge, cloisonne over brass, measuring 2.5″ by 2″ and made by the Pettibone Brothers Manufacturing Company, Cincinnati, [...]

George Huckaby Jr., founder of the Southern California Traction Club and Owner/CEO of Custom Traxx, an HO scale model electric railway supplier, was recently appointed President/CEO of the Orange [...]

A Los Angeles Transit Lines PCC car stars in this short clip from 1947’s “Possessed” starring Joan Crawford. Uncovered by transit fan David Thompson – thanks!

Cliffton by the Sea (Redondo Beach) special excursion ticket circa 1914, provided by the Campbell-Bentley Company, exclusive real estate selling agents. Special cars left the rear of the PE [...]

Front and back of City of Pasadena transit token. Years of usage unknown. 7/8” diameter. Michael Patris Collection

Pacific Electric Hollywood Car no. 739 emerges from the Hill Street Tunnel at 3:40 into this clip from 1949’s noir “Criss Cross,” starring Burt Lancaster and The Munsters’ [...]

“Seeing Los Angeles Pullman Automobiles” brochure. Cover cut from a brochure, some paper loss lower right corner. Measures 3” by 5.5” Declares on the bottom of the front “Take the [...]

Seeing Los Angeles ticket, issued by the Seeing California Traffic Bureau at the Pacific Electric Building at 6th and Main. Undated and nothing on the reverse. Measures 4” by 2.25” Mount Lowe [...]