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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
Los Angeles Consolidated Electric streetcar at Pico Heights, decorated for Washington’s Birthday, circa 1892
In this circa 1892 photo, we can see that Angelenos got into the holiday spirit by decorating a streetcar from the Los Angeles Consolidated Electric Railway (a predecessor of the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad) for the George Washington birthday holiday. … Continue reading
Pasadena and Pacific Railroad tracks run along what will later become Santa Monica Blvd, east of Sherman (later West Hollywood), circa 1905
It’s hard to believe that the always-busy Santa Monica Blvd ever looked like this. Taken circa 1905, this photo shows us the tracks of the Pasadena and Pacific Railroad, which ran streetcars from downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica. This … Continue reading
Color photo of Angels Flight railway, Hill Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1950
For as long as I’ve lived in Los Angeles, the Angels Flight funicular railway on Hill Street in downtown Los Angeles has been sitting out there on its own. So it’s odd to see it hemmed in like this with … Continue reading
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Tagged Angels Flight, Color photo, Downtown Los Angeles, Trains and Railways
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