By the 1920s, it became possible to hop aboard a commuter train at 6th and Main streets in downtown Los Angeles, ride it to Los Angeles Harbor, switch to the Catalina Island Terminal line in Wilmington, and, at that terminal, catch a ride aboard a steamship over to the Island, all without using a car.Continue reading “The popular Pacific Electric Red Car line made getting to San Pedro easy for all”
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The Alameda Corridor project took an old idea and made it better
The concept behind the $2.4 billion Alameda Corridor project isn’t altogether new. A year ago, I wrote about the Los Angeles & San Pedro Railroad, built by Phineas Banning in 1868. It became Southern California’s first railroad, connecting Banning’s port at Wilmington to the downtown Los Angeles rail yards. Goods, including lumber and other constructionContinue reading “The Alameda Corridor project took an old idea and made it better”
