Western District

Pacific Electric car no. 730 rounds the corner at Hill and Venice in this undated photo by Robert T. McVay. Robert T. McVay Photo, Norm Suydam Collection

Hollywood Boulevard was another great subject of postcards. Unmodernized PE “Hollywood” cars roll along “The Boulevard” in this 1934 hand-tinted view. From Ralph Cantos: [...]

Pacific Electric no. 1036 is on a fan trip (possibly on February 12, 1950, but this image is undated), and is running on the Venice Short Line. This image was captured at Venice Boulevard and [...]

Photographer Robert T McVay captured a fan trip with Pacific Electric no. 1036 on March 23, 1947, at this stop at Barham Boulevard at the Hollywood Freeway. Pacific Electric no. 662 seems to be [...]

In this 1902 view, the camera looks to the east as Los Angeles & Pacific car no. 234 waits its departure for Venice and Santa Monica in front of the LAP Depot at 316 West 4th Street, between [...]

In this 1937 view at Wilcox Avenue in North Hollywood , the crew of westbound Pacific Electric no. 849 take a few minutes before continuing on to Canoga Park. The upgraded “Valley [...]

The seldom seen B-2 truck of PE PCC #5009 undergoes “heavy repairs” at Toluca Yard. From Ralph Cantos: After the Hollywood Boulevard-Beverly Hills line was abandoned in Sept of 1954, [...]

The date is July 1959 and Fletcher Trestle – home of thousands of photos capturing the Glendale Line of the Pacific Electric – is about to be no more. From contributor Ralph Cantos: [...]

The Pacific Electric Fletcher Avenue Bridge in 1959. From Ralph Cantos: By 1959, the Fletcher Dr Trestle had become a liability ,young kids throwing rocks off the bridge onto passing autos below, [...]

Pacific Electric interurban no. 1217 pauses at Crescent Junction (Fairfax and Santa Monica Blvd.) as part of the Railroad Boosters’ Trip #15 entitled “San Fernando Valley.” The [...]