All those freeways quickly became parking lots in a decade! One trolley could move dozens of people vs the same space used by cars can hold 6-8 people! UGH
I remember my mother taking me to downtown Huntington Park for lunch many times when I was about 5 or so😁..... and I believe the little restaurant was called Clifton's Cafeteria🤔.
I just looked it up... we must have done the same thing from H.Park.... kinda hard to remember from 70 years ago... and I worked in L.A. downtown for 20 years at night and never knew it was there..🤔 Thanks for the reminder.
I road the “J” car with my grandmother from Walnut Park. Clifton’s was great. I especially remember the miniature bottles of cream with a little white paper top that had to be peeled off.
For me I believe it was a Forest /Waterfall that stands out......... loved the place ... and the Rockview Dairy in Downey had those bottles with the paper inserts up until the late 60's in there drive-up as I remember.😎
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That's a good history of Pacific Electric and Los Angeles trolleys 😊
Where is all that LA Smog? Oh wait electric trolleys don't pollute like cars and diesel buses!
All those freeways quickly became parking lots in a decade! One trolley could move dozens of people vs the same space used by cars can hold 6-8 people! UGH
I remember my mother taking me to downtown Huntington Park for lunch many times when I was about 5 or so😁..... and I believe the little restaurant was called Clifton's Cafeteria🤔.
Clifton's was in downtown LA. My mom and I would pick up the J line at the Palm Place loop and ride to LA for movies, shopping, or Cliftons.
I just looked it up... we must have done the same thing from H.Park.... kinda hard to remember from 70 years ago... and I worked in L.A. downtown for 20 years at night and never knew it was there..🤔 Thanks for the reminder.
I road the “J” car with my grandmother from Walnut Park. Clifton’s was great. I especially remember the miniature bottles of cream with a little white paper top that had to be peeled off.
For me I believe it was a Forest /Waterfall that stands out......... loved the place ... and the Rockview Dairy in Downey had those bottles with the paper inserts up until the late 60's in there drive-up as I remember.😎
Thanks for uploading this. Very interesting to see a lot of rare footages from the lost railway lines in a bygone era.
Streetcars are so much better than buses.
Amen, I love em
I have this dvd and my favorite
thank you, mr. smiley. i am smiling.
Growing up, my parents had a summer cabin at Huntington Lake. The electricity generated from the lake helped power the LARY and PE.
From what I have heard there was a large maintenance yard for (PE?) in Torrance.
The big Key System maintenance shed shown at 24:24 is still standing; it's now a maintenance shed for the Bay Bridge
You can thank General Motors for not seeing these beauties today.
the big one that got away.