384 at Redondo Food Center
Pacific Electric streetcar no. 384 with an East 7th Street destination board passes the Redondo Food Center (consisting of Tony’s Fruits & Vegetables, Paul’s Quality Meats, and [...]
384 Ramona
Pacific Electric streetcar no. 384 poses in downtown Long Beach with an ad for the Ramona annual outdoor play, held in Hemet and San Jacinto. Owl Drug / Rexall is in the background. The date is [...]
114 Picks Up a Passenger
Pacific Electric car no. 114 picks up a passenger on the Long Beach / Pacific Avenue Station line. Jack Finn Collection
Railroad Boosters at Hermosillo
A Railroad Boosters-sponsored special aboard Pacific Electric interurban no. 1262 stops at Hermosillo, just outside of Gardena, on the Southern Division. Jack Finn Collection
Meet the New Boss
Ex-Pacific Electric interurbans (lead by no. 1535) in transitional livery after the MTA takeover of the system in the mid-1950s. Jack Finn Collection
1541 for Los Angeles
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1541 heads north for Los Angeles somewhere on the Southern Division. Jack Finn Collection
Watts Tower
A Pacific Electric interurban rushes past Watts Tower in this Southern District action shot from the 1950s. Jack Finn Collection
Tipsy
Spectators gather to observe the righting of a tipped-over Long Beach-bound Pacific Electric interuban no. 1260. Note the illuminated destination board is half-flipped between Eastern Division [...]
On the Streets of Long Beach
Pacific Electric interurbans (led by no. 1022) head south toward the passenger terminus in Long Beach. The car’s destination board reads “Long Beach / Via / West Basin.” Jack [...]
Freight and Passenger Service
Pacific Electric freight locomotive no. 1626 poses next to PE interurban no. 1204, possibly somewhere on the Southern District. The latter’s destination board reads “Los [...]
