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A green and yellow double-ended streetcar numbered 1423, showing S on its roof sign, curves through a street intersection under a web of overhead wires, with Richfield gas stations and brick apartment buildings behind it.
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August 1958 · S Line and Vermont, Los Angeles, CA

Streetcar 1423 on route S rounds a curve past two Richfield gas stations, likely at Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles.

Date
August 1958
Location
S Line and Vermont, Los Angeles, CAApproximate location, placed at the center of the town.
Vehicle
Streetcar
Fleet numbers
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority 1423
Tags
1950s Summer Los Angeles

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