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A Pacific Electric Red Car coming out of the San Fernando Valley rounds the northeast corner of Santa Monica Blvd and Highland Ave, Los Angeles, circa 1940s
For a Pacific Electric Red Car to be able to go around a corner, it needed two fairly wide streets to intersect. In this circa 1940s photo (feel free to correct me if I’m wrong about the date), a streetcar … Continue reading
Pacific Electric Railway passenger car number 219 on the first day of service from Los Angeles to Long Beach, July 4th, 1902
The moment I saw this photo, a song started up in my head. “Clang, clang, clang went the trolley…” That song is, of course, from MGM’s “Meet Me in St. Louis” which is set in 1904. This photo was taken … Continue reading
A pair of Pacific Electric Red Cars coupled together as they pass through the intersection of Colorado Blvd and Lake Ave, Pasadena, California, October 7, 1950
Until I came across this photo, I never knew that some models of the Pacific Electric Red Cars could be coupled together. And even then, it would be only in places with intersections wide enough to allow them to negotiate … Continue reading
Pacific Electric’s streetcar #149 leaving Santa Monica en route to the Long Wharf, 1916
The Angelenos seen here riding Pacific Electric’s streetcar #149 look as though they’re out for Sunday excursion. The year was 1916 and they’re about to leave Santa Monica for a trip to the Long Wharf which, when it opened in … Continue reading
Looking west along Hollywood Blvd from around Wilcox Ave, Hollywood, circa 1952
In this photo we’re looking west along a busy and bustling Hollywood Blvd from around Wilcox Ave. MGM’s “Ivanhoe” is playing at the Iris Theater at 6508 Hollywood Blvd. It came out in summer of 1952, although I don’t think … Continue reading
A Pacific Electric Red Car heading toward Hollywood as it travels through Cahuenga Pass, Los Angeles, 1950
I’m not sure who I’m more envious of in this photo of a Red Car traveling through the Cahuenga Pass en route to Hollywood in 1950: the people riding the Red Car, who didn’t have to deal with traffic at … Continue reading
Hill Street Pacific Electric Station, downtown Los Angeles, circa early 1920s.jpg
This is an early 1920s shot of the Hill Street station for Pacific Electric, which was the railway company that ran the streetcars known as Red Cars. I’m not entirely sure, but I think this station was on the west … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertisement, Downtown Los Angeles, Streetcars, Trains and Railways
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Looking west along 5th Street from Hill Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1910
This is one of those photos that makes me want to climb through my computer screen and walk around for a day or two. This was taken in downtown Los Angeles in 1910 on Hill Street looking west up 5th … Continue reading
Looking south down Broadway at 7th Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1942
The Life magazine photographer who took this slice-of-life shot was standing on the streetcar stop at Broadway and 7th Street in downtown Los Angeles. The view is looking south toward the Loew’s State Theatre, MGM’s main movie house, where “Woman … Continue reading
A Red Car streetcar with a Chevrolet and Oldsmobile at Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave, Hollywood, circa mid 1950s
This photo of a Red Car stopped out front of the Hollywood Hotel at the Highland Ave intersection with a 1950 Chevrolet and a 1954 Oldsmobile makes me want to climb through my computer screen and roam around in mid … Continue reading
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Tagged Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood Hotel, Streetcars, Theaters
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