The Second Street Cable Railway running up Spring St’s steep incline, Bunker Hill, downtown Los Angeles, 1898

The Second Street Cable Railway running up Spring St’s steep incline Bunker Hill, downtown Los Angeles, 1898I’m sure Angelenos were glad when the first cable car system opened in Los Angeles. The Second Street Cable Railway started operations in 1885, and ran from 2nd and Spring to 1st and Belmont, a run of around a mile and a quarter, with a power house at Boylston St. But more important to the locals, they no longer had to trudge up the steep incline a Bunker Hill, which must have been a huge relief.

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2 responses to “The Second Street Cable Railway running up Spring St’s steep incline, Bunker Hill, downtown Los Angeles, 1898”

  1. Gordon Pattison says:

    This view is looking East down 2nd Street from the intersection of 2nd and Grand.

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