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PE/MCL 5124 at 6th and Main: Midnight at the Oasis
By Ralph Cantos This tranquil 1956 photo at 6th & Main Street Station, once the hub of Pacific Electric’s comprehensive Northern and Southern District rail operations, belies the dire [...]
LAMTA 3025 at City College: Part 2
By Ralph Cantos This photo looking east on East First Street at the LA Civic Center dramatically illustrates the speed and determination the LAMTA employed in the swift elimination of LA’s [...]
LAMTA 3025 at City College “Y”; Ten years later, SCRTD 5467 takes a victory lap
By Ralph Cantos These two photos taken by the late Jerry Squire are from the Andy Goddard Collection. On the left, LAMTA no. 3025 takes spot time on the New Hampshire Avenue leg of the City [...]
LAMTA 3075, LA’s First Green PCC: A False Sense of Optimism
By Ralph Cantos This photo taken by the late Jerry Squire in 1965 is from the Andy Goddard collection, and shows LAMTA no. 3075 at Vernon Yard being made ready for its trip to LA Harbor. From [...]
Pacific Electric 578: Post Cards and the PE
By Ralph Cantos This nice post card dating from about 1923-25 shows Pacific Electric car no. 578 westbound on the East Broadway Line in Glendale. The HOTEL GLENDALE dominates the intersection of [...]
1538 on East Olympic Boulevard at Ceres Avenue
Los Angeles MTA blimp no. 1538 is photographed heading eastbound on East Olympic Boulevard at Ceres Avenue in February of 1961. Dash signs reads Long Beach, with connections for Wilmington San [...]
3137 on Broadway at 7th Street
Los Angeles MTA PCC no. 3137 rolls southbound on Broadway at 7th Street on the P Line. The date is February 1961. MTA bus no. 69143 follows closely behind. Photographer unknown, Steve Crise Collection
PE Logo: Spotted on the Northern District
Some good things never seem to go out of style or grow tired. Andy Shier spotted this van parked at the curb near his home in Pasadena and took this photo. Andy was not able to accost the owner [...]
PE’s Santa Monica Air Line: From obscurity to rising star
By Ralph Cantos For the last 20 years of the Pacific Electric Santa Monica Air Line’s existence, about 50 or so loyal regular commuters enjoyed a variety of equipment. The 1930s saw the [...]
LA 1:87 Short Film
Here’s a wonderful short film by Matthew Arnold-Ladensack entitled “LA 1:87” and featuring the fine HO scale modeling of iconic LA landmarks by 81-year-old Gerald W. Cox. LA // [...]
