From Above the Air...
Pacific Electric Subway - Toluca Portal
SEE "Pacific Electric Hollywood Subway" for the whole story of L.A.'s first subway.
From Ira Swett's Supplement 5 to"Special 16 - Lines of Pacific Electric - Western District"
As Ira describes these three pictures, "Morning, noon and night at the Toluca Yard portal of the subway..." (All appear to have been taken from the north side of Emerald Street)
1925 - Under Construction
(+15 years) 1940 - new PCCs & re-built 600s
And the Beverly Blvd bridge being built
(+19 more years) 1959 - Night has fallen - PCCs are waiting to go to Buenos Aires
(+21 more years) 1980 - I caught this view
Not a lot of change, except for the graffiti on the substation...and the fences have become useless.
20 more years, I returned once again - December, 2000
The Subway's 75th Anniversary. Neighborhood men appear to be preparing a community garden or ball-field in the center of old Toluca Yard
At least Toluca Substation isn't being ignored !
Back to "Opening Day Ceremonies" - Nov. 30, 1925
To my "California Trolleys" Page, with a bunch of links
Elson Trinidad's New PE Subway Page