Tag Archives: Trains and Railways
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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Van-Shire Florist, 4016 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, circa 1928
This photo gives us a glimpse of what florist shops looked like in the late 1920s. And guess what – they weren’t a whole lot different from how they look nearly 100 years later. A sign advertising flowers for weddings, … Continue reading
The Club Car restaurant, at Wilshire and San Vicente Boulevards, Los Angeles, 1938
Restaurants in a railway carriages aren’t unusual in Los Angeles—the Pacific Dining Car on the edge of downtown, and the Formosa in Hollywood come to mind—but this is one I’d never heard of before. The Club Car stood at that … Continue reading
Culver City-Palms train station, 9013 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1940
These days, Angelenos are getting used to seeing light rail stops around town but this one was a double-whammy. It was known as the Culver City-Palms station, serving both the Pacific Electric Railway Company and the Southern Pacific Railroad. At … Continue reading
Fred Harvey Restaurant at the opening of Union Station, Los Angeles, May 1939
The May 3rd, 1939 opening of Union Station at the edge of downtown Los Angeles was a very big deal as it brought the country’s three main railway lines under on roof. It was also a big day for the … Continue reading
Looking northeast from Cañon Dr. at South Santa Monica Blvd, past the new Beverly Hills Station built by the American Railway Express Co., Beverly Hills, 1926
In this photo, we’re looking northeast from the corner of Canon Drive and South Santa Monica Blvd in Beverly Hills. The railway line along S. Santa Monica Blvd is long gone but back in 1926, when this photo was taken, … Continue reading
Greyhound bus depot, corner 6th and Los Angeles Streets, downtown Los Angeles, 1939
From this artfully lit 1939 night shot of the Greyhound bus depot at the corner 6th and Los Angeles Streets in downtown Los Angeles, it’s hard to see that it was on the edge of Skid Row. I can’t imagine … Continue reading
“The Poppy” – Pacific Electric Observation Railcar, Los Angeles, California, circa early 1900s
This pair of finely uniformed gentlemen are standing outside a railcar dubbed “The Poppy” (after, I presume, the California poppy.) It was a Pacific Electric Observation Railcar which was decked out in style and took people (who were probably also … Continue reading