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The California Limited train stops at the Santa Fe depot in Pasadena, California, en route to Chicago, circa 1900
I do like the way this photographer has framed this shot. It’s a circa 1900 photo of the California Limited train during its stop at the Pasadena depot of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway en route to Chicago. … Continue reading
Crowds at La Grande Railway Station at 2nd St and Santa Fe Ave, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1910
I don’t know what was going on at the Santa Fe Railway’s La Grande railway station at 2nd St and Santa Fe Ave in downtown Los Angeles in this day in around circa 1910, but my guess is that someone … Continue reading
Old Chinatown with the clock tower of the new Union Railway station going up behind it, Alameda St, downtown Los Angeles, 1937
When the city of Los Angeles decided it was time to bring all three major railway lines (Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and Union Pacific) under one roof, they agreed that best location for the new station was where Chinatown stood … Continue reading
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Hill Street Pacific Electric Station, downtown Los Angeles, circa early 1920s.jpg
This is an early 1920s shot of the Hill Street station for Pacific Electric, which was the railway company that ran the streetcars known as Red Cars. I’m not entirely sure, but I think this station was on the west … Continue reading
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Beverly Hills post office at Crescent Dr and Santa Monica Blvd, as seen from Beverly Hills City Hall, May 1, 1934
If you had stood on the 4th-floor balcony of Beverly Hills City Hall on May 1, 1934 and looked west, this would have been your view. Mostly, it would have been of the Beverly Hills post office, which is that … Continue reading
Looking north up Vine Street from just south of Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1950s
Dusk settles over Hollywood in time for the neon lights along Vine Street to flicker on: Wallichs Music City, Capitol Records, Coffee Dan’s, ABC Studios, Santa Fe Railway, Plaza Hotel, The Broadway department store, Brown Derby restaurant, and NBC Studios. … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown Derby, Color photo, Hotels, NBC Radio / Television, Stores and Shopping, Sunset Blvd, Trains and Railways
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Angelenos practice an air raid drill in the Pacific Electric Hill Street subway station, downtown Los Angeles, April 25, 1958
At first glance this photo looks like it may have been taken in London during the Blitz when people took shelter in the Tube stations. But no, this was taken on April 25, 1958 in the Pacific Electric Hill Street … Continue reading
Pacific Electric San Fernando Valley Line train at the North Hollywood station, November 10, 1952
In this slice-of-life photo taken on November 10, 1952, we’re seeing Angelenos getting on and off a Pacific Electric Red Car at North Hollywood. It was on the Southern San Fernando Valley line which went from the San Fernando Mission … Continue reading
Union Station, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1939
Los Angeles’s Union Station opened in 1939, gathering together under one roof the three main railway services: Union Pacific, Santa Fe, and Southern Pacific Railroads. There was no date on this photo but all the cars in the traffic out … Continue reading
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Two men stand in front of an arched glass wall leading to the Fred Harvey restaurant, Union Station, Los Angeles
Union railway station at the edge of downtown Los Angeles is one of LA’s great iconic buildings, and this photo hints at why. The two men standing in front of the glass wall gives you an idea of the proportions … Continue reading