A period promotional photo of Pacific Electric motor coach no. 2050, serving Beverly Hills and Santa Monica in the Western District.
Alan Weeks Collection
And The Pile Gets Higher
A painful image from the end of rail service across much of the former Pacific Electric Railway lines. Terminal Island scrap heaps, February 25, 1956.
Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
5160 at Orange Grove and Glendale
Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) car no. 5160 pauses for passengers at Orange Grove and Glenoaks, the Burbank terminus, on June 19, 1955.
Modified based on comment
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5001 Enters the Tunnel
Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) PCC no. 5001 enters the subway tunnel on June 18, 1955.
Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
5010 at Brand and Broadway
Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) PCC no. 5010 pauses for passengers at the intersection of Brand and Broadway in Glendale. The image is dated June 18, 1955.
Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
Down Under
A Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) PCC car glows in the darkness of the Subway Terminal Building’s underground passenger platforms. The image is dated June 12, 1955, shortly before rail service to Glendale-Burbank was ended.
Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
Subway Terminal Lobby
June 12, 1955 in the Subway Terminal Building Lobby. Numerous rail discontinuation notices are posted, including for Los Angeles-Glendale-Burbank and Hollywood Blvd.
Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
5006 at Orange Grove and Glendale
Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) PCC no. 5006 emerges from private right-of-way at Orange Grove Avenue to run down Glenoaks Blvd. in this image dated June 4, 1955.
Modified based on comment
Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
5001 at Brand and Mountain
Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) PCC no. 5001 pauses at its terminus at Brand and Mountain, ready for the run back to the Subway Terminal Building in downtown Los Angeles. The image is dated June 4, 1955.
Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
Brand and Glenoaks
A Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) PCC car rolls through the intersection of Brand and Glenoaks in this June 4, 1955 image.
Modified based on comment
Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection