Tag Archives: Streetcars
View of Broadway from high up the United Artists Building, 933 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, 1937
Here’s a view of downtown LA’s Broadway that we don’t often see. The photographer would have been leaning out of the window of around the 10th floor of the United Artists building at 933 S. Broadway, and pointed his camera … Continue reading
Pacific Electric streetcar #710 traveling from the San Fernando Valley through Cahuenga Pass stops at the Hollywood Bowl on Highland Ave, Hollywood, circa 1930
We’re seeing Pacific Electric streetcar #710 stopping outside the Hollywood Bowl. It’s come from through the Cahuenga Pass from the San Fernando Valley, and is heading down to Santa Monica Blvd, and ultimately the Subway Terminal in downtown LA opposite … Continue reading
The crazy busy intersection of Broadway and 7th St, downtown Los Angeles, 1916
I read somewhere that in 1924, the downtown L.A. intersection of 7th St and Broadway was the busiest in the world with 504,000 people crossing those streets each day. I knew it was a busy intersection, but “busiest in the … Continue reading
Looking east along 7th St through the intersection of Grand St, downtown Los Angeles, Christmas, 1940.
In this slice-of-life shot, we’re seeing a busy downtown Los Angeles during the Christmas rush of 1940. We’re looking east along 7th St through the intersection of Grand St, where two types of streetcars are lining up along 7th Street … Continue reading
Looking south down Main St from Seventh St, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1926
It took me a while of living in Los Angeles to figure out that most of the wider streets around town were the ones that used to have streetcar lines running down them. In this photo we’re looking south down … Continue reading
Looking north up Hill Street from 4th Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1905
This shot looking up Hill St from 4th St in downtown L.A. in 1905 looks like a city in transition from horses-and-carriages to horseless carriages. We can also see the streetcar tracks, so Angelenos had no shortage of transportation options … Continue reading
Venice Short Line streetcars line up outside the Town Theatre, 444 S. Hill St., downtown Los Angeles during rush hour, circa late 1945
In this photo, we get a taste of how crowded L.A. streetcars could get during rush hour. These streetcars were on what was known as the Venice Short Line, which took Angelenos from Hill St in downtown Los Angeles to … Continue reading
Cahuenga Pass connecting Los Angeles with the San Fernando Valley, circa 1920
The Cahuenga Pass has long been one of the main routes connecting Los Angeles with the San Fernando Valley. This photo is circa 1920, after it had been expanded from a dirt track to a streetcar line running alongside a … Continue reading
Interior photograph of a Pacific Electric street car, Los Angeles, circa 1920
It’s not that hard to find photos of the Pacific Electric street cars roaming around Los Angeles in their heyday. But less plentiful are photos taken inside them. So it’s nice to see this circa 1920 photo showing us what … Continue reading
Horse-drawn streetcar in Lincoln Heights near Los Angeles High School, circa 1890s
I’m guessing this street car ride would have been a bit of a jerky, bumpy journey. Still, it meant that people living in Lincoln Heights, where this circa 1890s photo was taken, had a way to get into downtown Los … Continue reading