Tag Archives: Trains and Railways
Sardi’s Wilshire Restaurant, 6594 San Vicente Blvd at Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles
As far as I knew, the Formosa Café was the only golden-era Hollywood restaurant made out of a carriage. But this place – Sardi’s Wilshire Restaurant, 6594 San Vicente Blvd at Wilshire Boulevard seems to be completely constructed out of … Continue reading
Angelenos dressed to the nines arrive in Santa Monica on the Pasadena & Pacific Railway, 1896
In this photo we have a large group of Angelenos dressed to the nines arriving in Santa Monica on the Pasadena & Pacific Railway in 1896. The motto of the Pasadena & Pacific Railway was “from the mountains to the … Continue reading
Opening day parade for Union Station, Los Angeles, May 4, 1939
Union Station at the edge of downtown Los Angeles opened on May 4th 1939. It was a huge achievement to unify all three rail services (the Union Pacific, Santa Fe, and Southern Pacific Railroads) into one building. The project took … Continue reading
Looking north on Vine Street from NBC Radio City, Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, circa 1948
I do enjoy a night sky lit up with a buffet of neon lights. This circa 1948 shot show us Vine Street north of Sunset Boulevard where we can see the ABC television studio, Santa Fe railway booking office, Wil … Continue reading
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Interior of Southern Pacific Daylight train, between Los Angeles and San Francisco, circa 1939
Most of the train photos I come across are of the long-haul services like the Super Chief between Los Angeles and Chicago, so I was pleased to find this one. Here we see the interior of the Southern Pacific service … Continue reading
Pacific Electric red car on final day of service, Brand Boulevard at Broadway, Glendale, June 1955
Here’s a piece of history in the making. We’re looking at a Pacific Electric red car on final day of service on the Glendale-Burbank line, June 1955. This is Brand Boulevard at Broadway in Glendale, and I’d imagine that these … Continue reading
American Airlines DC-3 fuselage towed down Wilshire Blvd past a Union Pacific billboard at Western Ave, Los Angeles, March 1937
In this photo we’re seeing an American Airlines DC-3 fuselage being towed down Wilshire Blvd past a billboard advertising the Union Pacific’s Streamliner service to Chicago. I don’t know if it was intentional, but I love the juxtaposition of the … Continue reading
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Gene Tierney in the observation car on the Super Chief in “Leave Her to Heaven” (1945)
I do wish that just once I’d had the chance to experience the Super Chief run from Chicago to Los Angeles. Photos like this will have to suffice. This is a shot from Twentieth Century-Fox’s “Leave Her to Heaven” (1945) … Continue reading
Looking north on Hill Street from 7th Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1958
In this photo from 1959, we’re looking north up Hill Street from 7th street in downtown Los Angeles toward Pershing Square. The vertical “SANTA FE” sign is for the Santa Fe Southern Railway and that white building in the distance … Continue reading
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Union Pacific building at Olive and 6th Streets, downtown Los Angeles, 1937
Nothing quite says “1930s” to me than a photo of a huge railway office—they were like the airline reservations offices of their day (and now we don’t even have those!) This is the Union Pacific building at the corner of … Continue reading