2050 Promotional Photo
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
