Tag Archives: Streetcars
Yellow Car streetcar on the Los Angeles Railway #3 line, Larchmont Boulevard to Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, 1931
This is a fine example of how a photo of what would have been an ordinary street scene can tell us so much. This is a Los Angeles Railway Yellow Car running up Larchmont Blvd to Melrose Ave not far … Continue reading
Looking east along Hollywood Blvd at Highland Ave, 1936
Here we’re looking east along Hollywood Blvd at the Highland Ave corner in 1936. We can tell the year from the movie poster hanging in front of the Hollywood Theatre (which is now Ripley’s Believe It or Not) on the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Nightclubs, Restaurants, Streetcars, Theaters
5 Comments
An overcrowded streetcar at 11th Street and Flower Street, Los Angeles, 1919
It’s a little hard to see but this streetcar is packed to the rafters—literally! This shot was taken at the corner of 11th and Flower Streets, downtown Los Angeles in 1919. The destination says “University” so I assume it’s heading … Continue reading
View looking northeast across Los Angeles from top of Carthay Circle Theatre on San Vicente Blvd, circa 1929
In all the years I’ve been researching Los Angeles history, I’ve come across tons of photos of the Carthay Circle Theatre, which opened in 1926. But this is the first time I’ve seen a photo taken FROM the theater’s majestic … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Aerial photographs, Carthay Circle Theater, Los Angeles, Streetcars, Theaters, Trains and Railways
Leave a comment
“Beneath the 12-Mile Reef” plays Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood Blvd, Christmas 1953
CinemaScope was big news in 1953 when Twentieth Century-Fox’s released its third widescreen movie, Beneath the 12-Mile Reef at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, where it played a very decent run of six weeks starting on Christmas Day 1953. (Note the fake-snowy … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 20th Century-Fox, Christmas, Color photo, Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Streetcars, Theaters
1 Comment
Link
This is one of those slice-of-regular-life photos that I love to come across. In this one, we are able to catch a glimpse of life at the corner of 7th and Olive Streets, downtown Los Angeles, 1937. We’re treated to … Continue reading
One of the first generation electric trams that ran from Venice to Santa Monica, Los Angeles circa 1910
Here we have one of the first generation electric trams that ran from Venice to Santa Monica, circa 1910. What fun it would have been to zip along the boardwalk on one of those things. Especially in all that 1910s … Continue reading
A Pacific Electric Red Car passing the University of Southern California in 1953
I do enjoy coming across a new photo of a Pacific Electric Red Car – especially when it’s in color. What a bold splash of red they must have made against a gritty urban landscape. This was taken in 1953 … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Color photo, Streetcars, University of Southern California (USC)
2 Comments
Looking north on Broadway from 7th Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1924
Photos taken during the 20s and 30s always show downtown Los Angeles teeming with life: automobiles, streetcars, pedestrians in hats and coats and collars. In this photo, we’re looking north on Broadway from 7th Street, downtown Los Angeles in 1924 … Continue reading
The first Red Car from Los Angeles to North Hollywood, December 16, 1911
December 16, 1911 was a big day in the life of people who lived in the San Fernando Valley: it was the first time a Red Car traveled from Los Angeles to North Hollywood. The line opened up convenient access … Continue reading