Car 103 on Flickr.

August 18, 1949

Photo by Andres M. Payne. Print donated by David Wilson in April 1999.

Pacific Electric Railway Streetcar 103 is on Echo Park Avenue on the Echo Park line.

The 15 cars of this series were built in 1930. They were lightweight cars, but not Birney Safety Cars. After use on the Pacific Electric, they were sold to the Vera Cruz, Mexico, system, where they ran until 1981.

PE No. 707 - Hollywood & Highland MTA_1274 on Flickr.

circa 1945

Pacific Electric Railway passenger cars at Hollywood and Highland. San Fernando Valley Line.

PERy Car 315 Southbound At San Pedro on Flickr.

July 14, 1953
Photographer: Alan Weeks

This is the West Basin Bascule Draw Bridge. A few years after this picture was taken the draw bridge was raised to let a ship pass through. For some unknown reason a ship rammed the side where the Bridge was hinged. It was never lowered again until years later when it was cut up for scrap. So from that time until the end of passenger service in 1958 service to San Pedro could only reach San Pedro via the longer West Basin line. Making the trip approximately 8-10 minutes longer.

Pasadena via Oak Knoll on Flickr.

October 7, 1950

Pacific Electric Railway car number 1221 on the Pasadena via Oak Knoll Line turning west onto Colorado Street from Lake Avenue. This line was abandoned the following day on October 8, 1950.

Pacific Electric Building on VJ Day on Flickr.

August 15, 1945

The Pacific Electric Railway Company building in Downtown Los Angeles after the announcement of the surrender of Japan and the end of World War II.

Information Booth on Flickr.

circa 1942.

This photograph depicts the information booth at Pacific Electric Railway Company’s 6th & Main Station during World War II.

Sixth and Main Station Bus Deck on Flickr.

circa 1947.

This photograph depicts workers laying steel beams to widen Pacific Electric’s Sixth and Main Street Station’s Elevated bridge over Los Angeles Street which served as the station’s bus deck.

Pacific Electric Building on Flickr.

circa 1943.

This photograph depicts Pacific Electric Railway Company’s 6th and Main Street Station as seen from across Main Street.

Pacific Electric Building on Flickr.

circa 1943.

This photograph depicts the Pacific Electric Railway Company Station at Sixth and Main as seen from Main Street.

Gate 9 Pomona Fair on Flickr.

circa 1952.

This photograph depicts passengers waiting for Pomona Fair buses at the 6th & Main Street Station.