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Laying down street car tracks along Prospect Avenue (later Hollywood Blvd), Hollywood, circa 1899
According to the caption on this photo, we’re looking at workers laying street car tracks along what was then (in 1899) Prospect Ave but what would later become Hollywood Blvd. The project took five months and in May 1900, the … Continue reading
Corner of 1st and Spring Streets, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1890s
This shot of 1st and Spring Streets in downtown Los Angeles was probably taken in the 1890s. We can see one of the early electric streetcars rolling up Spring Street at it curves to the right (Spring Street no longer … Continue reading
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Looking north up Hill Street toward the Warner Theater at 7th Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1942
This slice-of-life photo gives us a glimpse of downtown Los Angeles early in WWII. We’re looking north up Hill Street to the 7th Street intersection where 2000-seat Warner Bros. Downtown Theatre stood. (It’s still there but is a jewelry store … Continue reading
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Looking west along 6th St from Olive St, downtown Los Angeles, 1930
In this photo we’re looking west along 6th St from Olive St in downtown Los Angeles. The photographer has his back to Pershing Square, which puts him right in the heart of downtown. The year was 1930, which means these … Continue reading
Pacific Electric streetcar outside Angelus Temple, Echo Park, Los Angeles, November 3, 1950
This pair of Pacific Electric streetcars were on Glendale Boulevard in Echo Park when this photo was taken on November 3, 1950. In the background we can see the dome of the Angelus Temple, which was the 5,300-seat spiritual home … Continue reading
Pacific Electric San Fernando Valley Line train at the North Hollywood station, November 10, 1952
In this slice-of-life photo taken on November 10, 1952, we’re seeing Angelenos getting on and off a Pacific Electric Red Car at North Hollywood. It was on the Southern San Fernando Valley line which went from the San Fernando Mission … Continue reading
Pacific Electric streetcar outside the Hollywood Hotel at the corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave, Hollywood, November 1952
In this photo, we’re seeing a Pacific Electric Red Car heading south on Highland Ave as it passes the Hollywood Hotel on Hollywood Blvd. The shot was taken in November 1952, which means the hotel had less than three years … Continue reading
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Pacific Electric streetcar travel through Redondo Beach, south of Los Angeles, 1939
I would imagine that this would be one of the more scenic streetcar routes in all of Los Angeles. Here we’re seeing a Pacific Electric car on a track paralleling Redondo Beach, which is the third beach south of L.A. … Continue reading
A streetcar line build to the side of Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, California, 1927
Pretty much every vintage photo I’ve seen of a streetcar line shows it traveling down the center of the road. But this photo of Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica in 1927 shows us a different, and perhaps more sensible way of … Continue reading
The Pacific Electric Old Mission Trolley streetcar makes a stop at Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, northeast of Los Angeles, 1912
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 … Continue reading