At approximately 9:20 p.m. on this date in 1913, a Pacific Electric streetcar on the Venice Short Line slammed into another one on the same track just
At the 7th Annual LA as Subject Archives Bazaar last month, archivist Denise Villegas participated in a “Pecha Kucha-style lightning round” highlighting each collection’s most
Millions around the globe begin to set their sights on London for the next few weeks, making this a great time to take a look back
A look back through our archives provides no shortage of historic photos, documents and other resources telling the story of transportation planning and operation in Southern
The year starts off with a look back one full century to the birth of highway planning in the state. On January 2, 1912, the seven
The Mini-Bus, the predecessor to Los Angeles’ downtown DASH system, was launched forty years ago today. The Southern California Rapid Transit District‘s mini-bus rolled out
Today marks an auspicious anniversary: 25 years ago today, leaders across the region came together to celebrate the groundbreaking for Los Angeles’ modern Metro Rail subway system. After years
If you asked anyone to put the notion of “cable cars” and “California” together, they would undoubtedly imagine San Francisco and its long history of cabled transit. But
A few days ago, we marked an important milestone in Los Angeles’ transit and transportation history. The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (LAMTA) was formed
— By Matt Barrett Los Angeles has been a 24-hour city for much longer that most would imagine, and transit service has played an important