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A red interurban car with round front windows runs on street track past a palm tree and tall white buildings, with 1950s cars in the traffic behind it.
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March 9, 1958 · Downtown, Long Beach, CA

Interurban car 1541, likely Pacific Electric, signed LONG BEACH LIMITED in street running past palm trees, the Roxy theater and the Hotel Schuyler, likely in downtown Long Beach, California.

Date
March 9, 1958
Location
Downtown, Long Beach, CA
Vehicle
Interurban car
Operator
Pacific Electric Railway
Fleet numbers
Pacific Electric Railway 1541
Tags
1950s Spring Long Beach

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