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Color photo of a train and streetcar approaching the Beverly train station at Santa Monica Blvd and N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, 1954

Here are two things you don’t see passing through Beverly Hills anymore: a train and a streetcar. But back in 1954, when this photo was taken, locals were used to seeing both stop at the Beverly station on the southeast … Continue reading

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Pacific Electric streetcar (#5146) on Van Nuys Blvd at Sherman Way prepares to make the final run on the San Fernando Valley line to the Subway Terminal in downtown Los Angeles, December 29, 1952

For us LA history enthusiasts, this is a sad photo indeed. What we’re seeing is Pacific Electric streetcar #5146 on Van Nuys Blvd at Sherman Way as it prepares to make the final run on the San Fernando Valley line … Continue reading

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Looking north up a very crowded Broadway from 5th Street, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1923

I don’t know what was going on in downtown Los Angeles on that day in circa 1923, but the sidewalks of Broadway (shown here looking north from 5th Street) were shoulder-to-shoulder packed. And look at the crowd trying to sardine … Continue reading

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Sunset Blvd with Pacific Electric Railway lines, Los Angeles, circa 1912

Apparently, we’re looking at a stretch of Sunset Blvd somewhere in Los Angeles, circa 1912. That cliff on the right doesn’t look familiar, so I’m not sure where the photographer was standing. Then again, this shot is from 110 years … Continue reading

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Streetcar running along First St stops at Alameda St, downtown Los Angeles, 1918

In this photo, a streetcar is running along First St as it stops at Alameda St in downtown LA. It was taken in 1918, when it was still quite normal to encounter horse-drawn carriages around town, as we can see … Continue reading

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Streetcar bound for the Bimini Baths runs along Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1907

Yesterday I posted a photo from 1907 of a sparsely populated Hollywood. I’m posting this photo today as it’s also from 1907, showing the contrast between bucolic Hollywood and bustling downtown Los Angeles. In this shot we can see a … Continue reading

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Opening of the electric railway from Los Angeles to Santa Monica, April 1, 1896

In this photo we’re lucky enough to have had someone on hand with a camera, which I doubt would’ve have been too common in 1896. This scene shows us the April 1st opening of the electric railway from Los Angeles … Continue reading

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Streetcar on the S line at 8th St and Western Ave looking west, Los Angeles, circa mid to late 1950s

Here we have a scene that any Angeleno wouldn’t have thought twice about back in around the mid to late 1950s, when this photo was taken. But now we live in a streetcarless Los Angeles, where some of us miss … Continue reading

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Looking north on Spring St from First St, downtown Los Angeles, circa late 1890s

Every now and then I come across a vintage photo of Los Angeles and find it hard to get my mind around the fact that it’s the same city. In this one, we’re looking north on Spring St from First … Continue reading

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One of Los Angeles’s first cable streetcars travels north along Broadway as the photographer faces south from 2nd Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1893

Before Los Angeles’ famous streetcar network became electrified, the city ran cable-driven streetcars much like the ones up in San Francisco. In this 1893 photo, we seeing one of LA’s first cable cars as it runs northward up Broadway at … Continue reading

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