View of the opening of the Hollywood Subway on the Pacific Electric Railway, showing streetcars and onlookers, 1928

Description

Photograph of a view of the opening of the Hollywood Subway on the Pacific Electric Railway, showing streetcars and onlookers, 1928. Electric streetcars sit on tracks in the center of the image; the front car reads "Special". The tracks are crowded with onlookers in the foreground, and run to a tunnel in the right background. A billboard in the left background reads "[¿]L Repairing. Everything for Building. Free Delivery". Residences and trees are visible on the hills in the background.

Title:

View of the opening of the Hollywood Subway on the Pacific Electric Railway, showing streetcars and onlookers, 1928

Record ID:

chs-m20617

Names & Dates

Created:

1928

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Electric railroads , railroad features

Coverage:

1928

Place:

[populated places] Hollywood
[cities] Los Angeles
[counties] Los Angeles
[states/provinces] California
[countries] USA

Relationships

Part Of:

[project] USC
[collection] California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Physical

Type:

images

Format:

negatives (photographic)
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
photographs

Access

Rights:

California Historical Society

Repository:

USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu

Ordering:

Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.

Identifiers

Record ID:

chs-m20617

Source:

[accession no] 31221
[call no] CHS-31221
[microfiche no] 1-120-