Photo: Ralph Morris, circa 1904. Red Car Trolley crossing the Fletcher Viaduct looking north on Riverside Drive. (Click on photo to enl...
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Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Historic Fletcher Viaduct: Circa 1904
Photo: Ralph Morris, circa 1904. Red Car Trolley crossing the Fletcher Viaduct looking north on Riverside Drive. (Click on photo to enl...
Red Car Property Neighborhood: 1912
Map: Plate 42, Baist's Atlas, Surveys of Los Angeles, G.W. Baist, 1912. (Click on map to enlarge.) Ten years later, the Asa Hu...
Elysian Valley: In Memoriam, Rey Dominguez, Community Activist, 1944-2012
Elysian Valley, 1924, from Taylor Yard. A few years ago, Rey Dominguez sent me this photo of his neighborhood he found online. Rey had ...
Red Car Property: 1905, Glendale Red Car Trolley Line Cut Through A Pine Forest
Photo: CC Pierce Photography, Title Insurance & Trust Co., 1905. Shot from approximately Cove and Alvarado looking toward the city ...
Corralitas Drive: Flashback Friday, Living Next To A Giant Grading Project
Photo: Kleven, 1961. Grading for the 2 Freeway obscured a once pleasant view from the lower part of Corralitas Drive. (Click on photo t...
History of Electric Vehicles
Red Car Property: All Together Now
Photo: Diane Edwardson, 2010. Red Car Canyon Lake. (Click on photos to enlarge.) Monday, July 30, 2012, two neighbors and I, who ha...
Red Car Property: Here We Go Again
Photo: Futterer, Holyland Exhibition Collection, 1960. The Red Car Property could look a lot like this again if developers get their way...
Red Car Trolley: "Took A Ride On The Red Car"
Photo: Jonathan Vandiveer, May 19, 2012. Got an email with photo & video from Vandiveer, "Took a ride on the Red Car today." ...
Monte Sano Red Car Stop: Another Staircase You Won't Be Taking On The Big Parade Today
Photo: Paul Ayers, summer 1987. The Big Parade won't be taking the Monte Sano Red Car Trolley Stop staircase, because it was demolis...
Semi Tropic Spiritualists' Tract: The Big Parade Walks Around Controversial Subdivision Today
Photo: Diane Edwardson, September 29, 2011. Semi Tropic Spiritualists' Tract's park-like setting inspired resident, Paul Landacr...
Dodger Stadium: Mother Of All Grading Projects
Photo: Antonio Futterer, Holyland Exhibition Collection, 1960. With all the talk about large grading projects in the neighborhood lately, I...
Ralph's Shopping Center: Stores Closing, People Losing Jobs
Photo: Silver Lake Residents Association, circa 1930. Silver Lake Auto Rest and Silver Lake Produce Market were earlier tenants of (the muc...
Impact of recent Legislation
Red Car Property: Answer To Trivia Question
Photo: uncredited, undated. Red Car Trolleys on the curve at India St as seen from Corralitas Drive. (Click on photo to enlarge.) The grad...
Red Car Property: Test Your Neighborhood Knowledge
Photo: Uncredited & undated. Earlier this year, Paul Ayers sent me this shot I'd never seen before. (Click on photo to enlarge.) I...
Riverside Drive: Paramount Pest Control, 1960
Photo: A. Futterer, Holyland Exhibition, 1960. The Paramount Pest Control building was one of the few to survive the eminent domain action ...
Roselin Place: Historic Red Car Trolleys Took Brand Blvd To Glendale
Photo: Diane Edwardson, November 13, 2011. Sunday was one of those crystal clear days where you could see the terminus for the historic Pac...
Holyland Exhibition: Always More Questions
Photo: A.F. Futterer, Holyland Exhibition, 1924. The Holyland Exhibition, at the corner of Allesandro Way and Lake View Ave, is one of our ...
Corralitas Red Car Property: LA Weekly Names It, "Best Potentially Haunted Hiking Trail"
Photo: Diane Edwardson, June 20, 2011. One of the phantoms left his mask at the Adelbert All-Weather Lounge. (Click on photo to enlarge.) ...
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