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A light green and white trolleybus with number 9124 and a 'Bubble Up' ad on the front, running on a city street with overhead wires, a billboard for Calvert Reserve, and pedestrians walking nearby. A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9124, on route 2 to City Terrace, is captured on a sunny day with 1950s-era cars and storefronts in the background. September 1924 · 2 / Broadway, Los Angeles, CA A green and yellow PCC streetcar numbered 1240 travels down a street lined with 1950s automobiles, overhead wires, and storefronts. A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC streetcar numbered 1240 travels down a city street under overhead wires. 1949 · 8th Western, L. A., CA A green and white streetcar turns through an intersection on a sunny downtown street beneath overhead wires, with a second streetcar, pedestrians and tall buildings behind it. A green and white PCC streetcar signed for S Central & Manchester on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, with a second PCC and Bullocks signs behind it. 1955 · S and Broadway, Los Angeles, CA A yellow streetcar with the number 1399 and route 5 sign travels on embedded tracks beside a road with utility poles and palm trees. A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC streetcar, number 1399, operates on a sunny day along a palm-lined street in the 1950s. January 1955 A vintage green and orange streetcar with the number 1307 is stopped on a rain-slicked street, with overhead wires and a 'HUDSON' business sign visible in the background. A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC streetcar, number 1307, navigates a wet street under overcast skies. January 1, 1955 · 48th and Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles, CA A green and cream streetcar with a trolley pole runs along a wide street under overhead wires, with tall white buildings and parked cars behind it. Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC streetcar 3140 on 1st Street near Broadway in Los Angeles, likely between 1958 and 1963. 1956 · 1st and Broadway, Los Angeles, CA A light green and white trolleybus with the number 9025 on the front, running on a city street with overhead wires, with two people standing on the sidewalk and a billboard in the background. A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority Flxible trolleybus, number 9025, operates on route 2 to Broadway in the late 1950s or early 1960s. 1960 · 2 / Broadway, Los Angeles, CA A light green and dark green streetcar with a trolley pole runs along a street beneath overhead wires, with gas holders, a Tacos Burritos sign and a house with Christmas decorations behind it. Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC streetcar 3163 on the P line, signed for East First Street, likely in Los Angeles around 1958 to 1963. 1961 · First Nr Center, Los Angeles, CA A light green streetcar with a dark window band and cream roof turns through an intersection under a web of overhead wires, with palm trees, a traffic signal and parked cars around it. Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC streetcar 3087 rounds a curve at 7th Street, likely at Boyle Avenue in Los Angeles, in the early 1960s. 1961 · Boyle and 7th St., Los Angeles, CA A yellow and silver bus with the number 6054 and destination 'Los Angeles' drives on a multi-lane road under a clear blue sky, with large buildings in the background. Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority bus 6054, a New Look model, is captured in motion on a city street with modernist buildings in the background. December 11, 1978 · Olive and 13rd Pl A yellow and cream city bus with the destination '93 Los Angeles' is turning a corner at an intersection marked '5th St' and 'ONE WAY'. Pedestrians are crossing the street and a 'WHOOPEE'S' snack bar is visible on the corner. A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority GMC New Look bus, number 2346, on route 93, drives down a city street at the intersection of 5th Street. December 9, 1980 · 5th and Hill A vintage motor bus with a tan and silver livery, displaying route 93 to Los Angeles, is turning on a city street with pedestrians and storefronts including 'Whoopee's' visible in the background. A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 2346, on route 93 to Los Angeles, captured at the corner of 5th Street in downtown Los Angeles. December 9, 1980 · 5th and Hill, Los Angeles, CA A gold and silver bus with fleet number 7481 and route 813 to Marineland, operated by Los Angeles MTA, parked on a street with palm trees in the background. A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 7481, on route 813 to Marineland, photographed on a sunny day. December 11, 1980 · Los Angeles, CA Front view of a white and red Los Angeles bus with the number 1971, displaying 'PICO STA' on its destination sign, parked on a city street with other buses and a car in the background. A line of Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority buses, led by #1971, on a city street with the downtown skyline in the background. December 13, 1990 · Pico and FLOWER, Los Angeles, CA A white and blue bus with the number 9210 and destination sign '15 W. DEL AMO' is driving down a city street lined with trees showing autumn colors. A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority New Look bus, fleet number 9210, operates on route 15 W. Del Amo on a sunny autumn day. November 19, 1993 · 15 and Lakewood A white and blue motor bus with fleet number 9210 is driving on a city street, its destination sign reading '15 W. DEL AMO', with trees and other cars in the background. A Los Angeles Metro bus, number 9210, operates on route 15 to W. Del Amo in the 1990s. November 19, 1993 · Lakewood, CA A city bus with a 'RoboCop 3' movie advertisement on its side is driving down a street with palm trees and a building in the background. A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority bus, number 2891, displays a promotional advertisement for the movie 'RoboCop 3' while on a street in Los Angeles. November 24, 1993 A blue and white bus with a 'RoboCop 3' ad on its side drives down a street lined with palm trees, with a 'Park View' street sign visible. A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority bus, adorned with a 'RoboCop 3' advertisement, is captured on a sunny street, headed to Downtown L.A. November 24, 1993 · CA A GM New Look motor bus with the number 1119 and a 'HOLLYWOOD BOWL SHUTTLE' destination sign, parked in a lot with trees and yellow bollards in the background. A white and teal Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority bus, number 1119, is parked and displaying a 'HOLLYWOOD BOWL SHUTTLE' destination sign. June 3, 1997 · Odin and Highland A white and orange New Look bus with the number 1237 and destination '16 DOWNTOWN LA' is stopped at a street intersection with palm trees and city buildings in the background. A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1237, on route 16 to Downtown LA, at the intersection of Alameda Street under overcast skies. June 5, 1997 · 6th and Alameda