Los Angeles Railway yellow car on the “R” line passing MacArthur Park, circa 1940s

Posted on June 3, 2019 by

Los Angeles Railway yellow car on the "R" line passing MacArthur Park, circa 1940sAlong with the Red Cars criss-crossing Los Angeles’s streetcar network, there were also the Los Angeles Railway Yellow Cars. Their system had 25 lines, designated with numbers and letters. We can see that car #1317 was on the “R” line from the letter posted in the box on the roof. The R line took Angelenos from Hancock Park to East Los Angeles by way of 3rd Street, Vermont Avenue, 7th Street, Boyle Avenue, and Whittier Blvd. 7th Ave passes by the southern border of MacArthur Park so I’m guessing that’s where this photo was taken (circa 1940s). I’m also guessing that tower we can see in the background is the Bullocks Wilshire department store.

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2 responses to “Los Angeles Railway yellow car on the “R” line passing MacArthur Park, circa 1940s”

  1. WILLIAM E BERGMANN says:
    June 3, 2019 at 9:06 am

    Thanks for the memories.
    As a kid we used to sneak onto the back of the car (same as the front) and with a garden tool grab the wire that held the power line connector and disengage the power irritating the driver. At other times we would pilfer his little “throttle” gizmo in the floor that made the car go. It was like a steel mushroom piece you could pull out of its hole in the floor, like he did when he left the car. He always had an extra.

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    • Martin Turnbull says:
      June 3, 2019 at 9:12 am

      I can picture the poor drivers shaking his fist at you yelling “Why, you little monsters! One of these days…” as you run down the street laughing your heads off!

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