Bridge over Fletcher Drive on Pacific Electric Railway, Los Feliz, circa early 1950s

Posted on August 20, 2019 by

Bridge over Fletcher Drive on Pacific Electric Railway, Los Feliz, circa early 1950s

The Pacific Electric Railway’s famous Red Cars always provided a splash of vivid color around the Angeleno cityscape but even more so when they were 50 feet in the air. Here we’re seeing one cross the bridge over Fletcher Drive in Los Feliz en route to Glendale. This shot is circa early 1950s — check out that billboard to the right for RCA Victor television sets. It must be the most wanted TV because it says so right there in big letters. That bridge has now been replaced by a much lower overpass for the 5 Freeway.

The same view in March 2017:

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5 responses to “Bridge over Fletcher Drive on Pacific Electric Railway, Los Feliz, circa early 1950s”

  1. J Yuma says:
    August 20, 2019 at 5:27 pm

    Here is a photo of an RCA ad from 1954 using the “most wanted ” theme.

    https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/2lAAAMXQTghRQg0x/s-l1600.jpg

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  2. Gregory Kay says:
    August 19, 2020 at 9:30 am

    Beautiful picture!!! But the before and after shots are not exactly the same view. The Red Car bridge was to the south side of Riverside. You can still see the concrete pylons that the bridge was built on. The Golden State Freeway bridge is on the north side of Riverside.

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  3. Will Green says:
    October 23, 2022 at 6:25 am

    Actually the bridge was located to the WEST of riverside and ran alongside it. You can look past it and see the slopes of the Forest Lawn Cemetery to the east. If you go to the location now you will see that the concrete pylons to the south of Fletcher have corresponding concrete structures and a staircase on the north side of Fletcher that were a station. Hope this helps!

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