{"id":24165,"date":"2022-02-15T06:52:59","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T14:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/?p=24165"},"modified":"2022-02-16T11:02:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T19:02:50","slug":"the-first-car-to-drive-through-the-hill-st-tunnels-in-downtown-los-angeles-september-1913","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2022\/02\/15\/the-first-car-to-drive-through-the-hill-st-tunnels-in-downtown-los-angeles-september-1913\/","title":{"rendered":"The first car to drive through the Hill St. Tunnels in downtown Los Angeles, September 1913"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24168\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2022\/02\/15\/the-first-car-to-drive-through-the-hill-st-tunnels-in-downtown-los-angeles-september-1913\/the-first-car-to-drive-through-the-hill-st-tunnels-in-downtown-los-angeles-september-1913-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-first-car-to-drive-through-the-Hill-St.-Tunnels-in-downtown-Los-Angeles-September-1913.png?fit=1250%2C982&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1250,982\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"The first car to drive through the Hill St. Tunnels in downtown Los Angeles, September 1913\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-first-car-to-drive-through-the-Hill-St.-Tunnels-in-downtown-Los-Angeles-September-1913.png?fit=300%2C236&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-first-car-to-drive-through-the-Hill-St.-Tunnels-in-downtown-Los-Angeles-September-1913.png?fit=640%2C503&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-24168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-first-car-to-drive-through-the-Hill-St.-Tunnels-in-downtown-Los-Angeles-September-1913.png?resize=640%2C503&ssl=1\" alt=\"The first car to drive through the Hill St. Tunnels in downtown Los Angeles, September 1913\" width=\"640\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-first-car-to-drive-through-the-Hill-St.-Tunnels-in-downtown-Los-Angeles-September-1913.png?resize=1024%2C804&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-first-car-to-drive-through-the-Hill-St.-Tunnels-in-downtown-Los-Angeles-September-1913.png?resize=300%2C236&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-first-car-to-drive-through-the-Hill-St.-Tunnels-in-downtown-Los-Angeles-September-1913.png?resize=768%2C603&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-first-car-to-drive-through-the-Hill-St.-Tunnels-in-downtown-Los-Angeles-September-1913.png?w=1250&ssl=1 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Some intrepid early motorist was keen to nab the bragging rights of being the first person to drive through the Hill St Tunnels in downtown Los Angeles in September 1913. From what we can see in this photo, the tunnel was far from being finished. I can\u2019t imagine the suspension on that automobile was great (or even existed) so that would have been one heck of a bumpy ride.<\/p>\n<p>Tony V. says: “There were two Hill Street tunnels. Seen here is the twin bore tunnel that went from First Street to Temple Street; cars and pedestrians used one bore while street cars used the other. Another Hill Street tunnel went from Temple to Sunset Boulevard. It was a single bore tunnel.”<\/p>\n<p class=\"hcukyx3x oygrvhab cxmmr5t8 kvgmc6g5 bstw73uy\" dir=\"ltr\"><span data-lexical-text=\"true\">On <a href=\"https:\/\/urbandiachrony.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/19\/the-hill-street-tunnels-looking-north-on-hill-street-from-first-street-1954-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Urban Diachrony<\/strong><\/a> I found this pair of images showing the Hill Street Tunnels, looking north on Hill Street from First Street in 1954 and 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24166\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2022\/02\/15\/the-first-car-to-drive-through-the-hill-st-tunnels-in-downtown-los-angeles-september-1913\/the-hill-street-tunnels-looking-north-on-hill-street-from-first-street-1954-2014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-Hill-Street-Tunnels-looking-north-on-Hill-Street-from-First-Street-1954-2014.jpg?fit=606%2C777&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"606,777\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"The Hill Street Tunnels, looking north on Hill Street from First Street, 1954-2014\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-Hill-Street-Tunnels-looking-north-on-Hill-Street-from-First-Street-1954-2014.jpg?fit=234%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-Hill-Street-Tunnels-looking-north-on-Hill-Street-from-First-Street-1954-2014.jpg?fit=606%2C777&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24166\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-Hill-Street-Tunnels-looking-north-on-Hill-Street-from-First-Street-1954-2014.jpg?resize=606%2C777&ssl=1\" alt=\"The Hill Street Tunnels, looking north on Hill Street from First Street, 1954-2014\" width=\"606\" height=\"777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-Hill-Street-Tunnels-looking-north-on-Hill-Street-from-First-Street-1954-2014.jpg?w=606&ssl=1 606w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-Hill-Street-Tunnels-looking-north-on-Hill-Street-from-First-Street-1954-2014.jpg?resize=234%2C300&ssl=1 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some intrepid early motorist was keen to nab the bragging rights of being the first person to drive through the Hill St Tunnels in downtown Los Angeles in September 1913. 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