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Pacific Electric Red Car running south on Highland Ave at Hollywood Blvd in Hollywood on its final run, December 28, 1952
Here’s some LA history in the making. Admittedly it’s rather sad history, but I’m glad someone thought to take a photo. This is a shot of a Pacific Electric Red Car making its final ride through Hollywood on December 28, … Continue reading
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Looking north up Main St from Fourth St, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1924
In this photo, we’re looking north up Main St from Fourth St in downtown Los Angeles, circa 1924. It’s one of the less crowded photos I’ve seen of downtown LA from the 1920s. Usually the streets and sidewalks are packed … Continue reading
A streetcar approaches the intersection of Franklin and Bronson Aves, Hollywood, 1922
For the photographer who took this shot in 1922, this would have been an ordinary street scene, with a streetcar he would have seen a dozen times a day, and cars that pretty much all looked the same. But for … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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