REMEMBERING LOS ANGELES RAILROADING

Never before seen on RUclips from the 1940's a rare visit to the Pacific Electric and the Los Angeles Railway on beautiful Kodak Color Movie Film. More at www.cspmovies.com
This is just a small portion of all the Pacific Electric and L.A. Railway material and history on this great 1-hour and 53-minute available DVD.
This DVD outlines the history of both of these famous electric rail lines. They were both started by Henry. E. Huntington at the beginning of the 20th Century. For a time, they were intertwined and created with a similar purpose.
This program has a wealth of color movie film from 1940, to the complete end in 1963. The accurate sound recordings, accompanying these movie scenes, bring back the auditory experience of living in those bygone years.
Maps and graphics were specially created to enhance the relevance of the beautiful and nostalgic color movie scenes. These are presented with a well-researched and meaningful historic narrative.
Learn about the high-stakes competition played out by Henry Huntington and the railroad giant, E. H. Harriman, that went on from 1900 to 1911. This struggle was a big factor in how Southern California was developed. And these forces have long shadows that still effect things today. Learn some of the less-known reasons that both lines were allowed to 'go fallow'.
See hundreds of nostalgic views of streetcars, interurban trains, city and suburban life and even those pesky automobiles over the decades. It's like stepping back to a more certain time when things seemed more clear-headed.

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[@49commander]

Where is all that LA Smog? Oh wait electric trolleys don't pollute like cars and diesel buses!

[@robertlafnear7034]

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🤔.

[@nscalestation]

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.

[@robertlafnear7034]

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.

[@williamhanna4823]

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.

[@robertlafnear7034]

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.😎

[@derrickwong5337]

That's a good history of Pacific Electric and Los Angeles trolleys 😊

[@49commander]

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

[@TheFamousRleon]

Thanks for uploading this. Very interesting to see a lot of rare footages from the lost railway lines in a bygone era.

[@jetsons101]

From what I have heard there was a large maintenance yard for (PE?) in Torrance.

[@ms.cynthia5055]

The big Key System maintenance shed shown at 24:24 is still standing; it's now a maintenance shed for the Bay Bridge

[@paulcastillo1310]

I have this dvd and my favorite

[@bomthd]

You can thank General Motors for not seeing these beauties today.

[@wordsisnukes]

thank you, mr. smiley. i am smiling.

[@natehill8069]

Streetcars are so much better than buses.

[@scottadams9446]

Amen, I love em

[@Qrail]

Growing up, my parents had a summer cabin at Huntington Lake. The electricity generated from the lake helped power the LARY and PE.

[@allanegleston4931]

the big one that got away.