Western District

By Ralph Cantos This beautiful photograph taken around 1948-49 shows Pacific electric car no. 746 laying over at San Vicente Blvd. and Genesee Street. Most likely, the 746 is working the [...]

By Ralph Cantos As the old saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. While the exact details of these photos are lost to history, just looking at these photos taken on a damp March [...]

Pacific Electric 748 painted as a “Valley Seven” at North Sherman Way, San Fernando, in an image dated December 1, 1940. © 1940 by Phillips C. Kauke, Stan Kistler Collection

By Ralph Cantos The former Pacific Electric Hollywood car no. 711, now renumbered to 5161 and looking “as good as new,” rolls along Hollywood Boulevard at La Brea Avenue in this [...]

By Ralph Cantos Freshly outshopped Pacific Electric no. 711 is seen here at West Hollywood yard in 1941 awaiting an appointment with a metal surgeon at the Torrance Shops hospital for some [...]

By Ralph Cantos Pacific Electric Hollywood car no. 711 is seen here, inbound to the Subway Terminal at Ivar Street. As built, the Hollywood cars were fast accelerating, but had a top speed of [...]