PERYHS Archives

Los Angeles Transit Lines no. 1238 rounds the corner at Vermont and 8th Streets in this N Line image dated August 2nd, 1950. Note what may be an LATL work truck and crew doing demolition or [...]

Los Angeles Transit Lines no. 1253 at Spring / Main and 9th Streets in downtown Los Angeles on September 9th, 1950. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

Los Angeles Transit Lines no. 1242 (N Line) rounds the corner at Vermont and 8th Streets in Los Angeles on September 2nd, 1950. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

Los Angeles Transit Lines no. 1252 on N Line service at Hill and 9th Streets in downtown Los Angeles. The date is August 9th, 1950. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

Los Angeles Transit Lines no. 1250 rolls through the quiet residential neighborhood at Westmoreland and 9th Streets in Los Angeles. The date is August 2nd, 1950. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

From Alan Weeks: My Friend Tony, conductor for Los Angeles Transit Lines no. 1245 on the N Line, paused at Sunset and Main Streets. The date is August 25, 1950. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

By Ralph Cantos I took this faded photo with my little KODAK box camera on the afternoon of June 7, 1959 at the rear of the Watts car barn. The occasion was the second part of an ERHA fan trip. [...]

Notes on back of print: LA285960 Many Injured in Los Angeles Car Strike. Photo shows a wire screen which have been placed on the front and rear ends of all Los Angeles, Calif. Railway Street Cars [...]

Notes on back of print: RUNAWAY STREET CAR INJURED EIGHT. Eight persons were injured when this street car careened down a steep hill out of control, in Los Angeles, Calif, Feb 8th, and left the [...]

By Ralph Cantos In the image above, PE’s San Berdoo 1221 rolls along towards San Pedro Station on March 5, 1948. The 1221 is working the local “Long Beach – San Pedro [...]