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Streetcar tracks getting ripped up at the corner of 8th St and Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, September 8, 1950
If what’s going on in the photo is what I think is going on, it’s a bit of a sad day, if you ask me. We’re looking toward the northeast corner of 8th Street and Vermont Ave on September 8, … Continue reading
Pacific Electric Railway opens its Long Beach streetcar line from the corner of 6th and Main Sts in downtown Los Angeles, July 4, 1902
Having created the Pacific Electric Railway in 1901, Henry E. Huntington open his streetcar line to Long Beach on July 4, 1902, and fortunately, a photographer was around to capture the moment its first passengers. The line started at the … Continue reading
Looking north up Vermont Ave toward a streetcar turning west onto 3rd Street, Los Angeles, 1939
In this 1939 photo, we’re looking north up Vermont Ave toward a LARy (LA Railway) streetcar turning west onto 3rd Street. The thing that worries me the most in this photo is the man in safety island. Apart from that … Continue reading
Los Angeles County courthouse at the corner of Temple Street and Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1899
I’ve posted a number of photos of this magnificent building before, but I don’t think any of them were as remarkably crisp as this one. It’s the Los Angeles County courthouse at the corner of Temple Street and Broadway in … Continue reading
Color photo of a Red Car running along Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, California, circa early 1960s
This vibrant color photo gives us a glimpse of what it was like to cruise along Ocean Blvd in Long Beach sometime during the early 1960s. This was back when the Red Cars were still running, and they stopped in … Continue reading
Color photo looking north up Broadway from the corner of 8th Street, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1943
With its yellow streetcar and blue sky, this (I assume) Kodachrome photo really pops, doesn’t it? We’re looking north up Broadway from the corner of 8th Street in downtown LA. Behind the streetcar, we can see on the marquee of … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadway, Color photo, Downtown Los Angeles, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping, Streetcars, Theaters, WWII
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A Pacific Electric Red Car stops on the corner of Cañon Drive and Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, 1940
It’s hard for me to imagine a streetcar rattling through the sedate heart of Beverly Hills, but this photo shows the Beverly Hills station which stood on the corner of Cañon Drive and Santa Monica Blvd. The photographer was facing … Continue reading
Looking down on Broadway from 3rd St, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1895
A couple of days ago, I posted a circa 1906 photo looking north up a bustling Broadway. This one is much the same view, but from Third St and taken from what looks like the rooftop of one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1800s, Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Hall, Streetcars
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A Los Angeles Railway streetcar is repainted as a “Flying Tiger” for the war effort in a Life magazine photo dated May 4, 1944
I couldn’t find a lot about this Life magazine photo dated May 4, 1944, but from what I’ve been able to piece together Los Angeles Railway repainted one of their streetcars as a “Flying Tiger” for the war effort. They … Continue reading
Looking north up a bustling Broadway from around Fifth Street, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1906
Some vintage photos are teeming with so much activity that you can just about hear the commotion. We’re looking north up a bustling Broadway from around Fifth Street in downtown LA. One of the banners stretched across the street reads: … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles, Horses, Los Angeles City Hall, Streetcars
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