1896 First Electric

Four car Pacific Electric car, 1896, 1975

Pacific Electric, 1896

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Four car Pacific Electric car, 1896, 1975

     "Four car Pacific Electric car, 1896. This is the Long Line which came from 4th and Broadway in Los Angeles out Sunset Blvd. to Santa Monica. Young people used to pick it up on Highland Avenue and take it out to Ocean Park to go dancing. It ran along Ocean Avenue out to Venice. The Venice Short line ran through the Culver City area. Ballona Creek backed all the way up to where the Sears Dept. Store is now between Pico and Venice. It was like a lake in winter. (Santa Monica the Way It Was-slide presentation commemorating the City's Centennial Anniversary, 1975)-Connie Cramer Collection, 1975, 1896

Subject: Pacific Electric Railway Subject: Costumes Subject: Passengers Subject: Trolleys Credit line: Santa Monica Public Library Image Archives/ Source: donated to the Library Collection: Connie Cramer/Santa Monica Toastmistress Club Date: 1896 Image number: Cen137"

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 Kelyn Roberts 2017