These days we tend to think of streetcars as being utilitarian methods of public transportation around a sprawling city like Los Angeles. But back around the turn of the century, some of them were tourist rides. One of them was “The Old Mission Trolley Trip” run by Pacific Electric. It started in downtown Los Angeles and took in Pasadena, the orange groves of Glendora, and the Cawston Ostrich Farm (free admission!) before arriving at the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, where this photo was taken in 1912. If you could take that same trip today, the view outside the window would be quite different.
Great view allowing you to see the entire Right of Way and how the trackage was laid out at this point. Add in the little sign on the side for the entrance.
These days we tend to think of streetcars as being utilitarian methods of public transportation around a sprawling city like Los Angeles. But back around the turn of the century, some of them were tourist rides. One of them was “The Old Mission Trolley Trip” run by Pacific Electric. It started in downtown Los Angeles and took in Pasadena, the orange groves of Glendora, and the Cawston Ostrich Farm (free admission!) before arriving at the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, where this photo was taken in 1912. If you could take that same trip today, the view outside the window would be quite different.
Great view allowing you to see the entire Right of Way and how the trackage was laid out at this point. Add in the little sign on the side for the entrance.