The Trolley Took Us There 02.19.10
The Los Angeles Railway's "W" Line & The Southwest Museum. Photo via The Metro Library & Archive. The year was 1914, there was revolution in Mexico, the world was at war, and the namesake for...
View ArticleThe Cable Car Took Us There 04.16.10
Marmion Way & Avenue 43 in 1909. In continuation of last week’s post about the Los Angeles & Mount Washington Railway, here are some photos of where the cable car went and what is left of this...
View ArticleThe Trolley Took Us There 04.23.10
The 5 Line passes the Los Angeles Railway yard on Avenue 28 in Cypress Park as it heads for Eagle Rock circa 1946. Photo via the Metro Library & Archive. Avenue 28 has always struck me as an odd...
View ArticleSpringing And Cleaning
Los Angeles City Councilmember Ed Reyes with volunteers at La Casita Verde Child Development Center and Preschool. Photo courtesy of Martha Benedict. Ah Springtime! That brief few weeks in Los Angeles...
View ArticleThe Trolley Took Us There 09.10.10
The LARy W Line heads south toward Downtown Los Angeles from Highland Park along Marmion Way in 1954. Photo by Alan Weeks via The Metro Transit Library and Archive. In today’s edition of The Trolley...
View ArticleROA in Cypress Park or The Best Graffiti Ever Seen in Northeast LA
A comparatively small wall piece by ROA at New Puppy Gallery. ROA is an amazingly talented graffiti artist from Belgium. He uses spray paint to create what can be best described as large-scale...
View ArticleNorth by Northeast : The 18th Annual Discovery Tour
Let the flags lead the way to discovery. Sunday, November 21st is the Arroyo Arts Collective’s 18th Annual Discovery Tour in Northeast Los Angeles. The event is a self-guided tour featuring more than...
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