For The Car You Love
Los Angeles Transit Lines N Line streetcar no. 490 (ex-LARy) paces alongside another car while passing a Chevron RPM Gasoline billboard touting its product as “for the car you love.” [...]
516 in a Nice Neighborhood
Los Angeles Railway 9 Line streetcar no. 516 rolls through the quiet Los Angeles neighborhood of Griffin Avenue in Montecito Heights around 1948. Jack Finn Collection
525 This Car Not In Service
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-LARy) streetcar no. 525 carries a lone passenger while displaying a “not in service” destination board. Jack Finn Collection
530 and Brew 102
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) V Line streetcar no. 530 speeds along with an advertisement for LA’s own Brew 102 Beer on its side. Note the daydreaming woman at the rear [...]
531 in Action
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) V Line streetcar no. 531 moves along its route. The destination board reads “V / Slauson & Santa Fe.” Jack Finn Collection
536 Motorman’s View
The Los Angeles Transit Lines motorman peers through the window of V Line streetcar no. 536 (ex-LARy) during operation. The destination board reads “V / Slauson & Santa Fe.” Jack [...]
616 in Traffic
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) V Line streetcar no. 616 negotiates heavy traffic. The V Line served Nevin to East Hollywood; the car’s message board reads [...]
Heading Out
The Los Angeles Transit Lines motorman eases V Line streetcar no. 619 out of the Division 1 car barn at Central Avenue and 7th Street . A bevy of LATL cars await orders in the background. [...]
New Paint
A Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) N Line streetcar no. 1201 in fresh Los Angeles Transit Lines livery rolls down the street. The advertisement reads “LeRoy’s [...]
H Line Climb
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) H Line streetcar no. 1232 negotiates a slight incline on private right-of-way near Vermont Avenue. The H Line ran between South Los [...]
