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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
Here is a great photo showing the Hill Street Pacific Electric Station.
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Below: I found this schedule/map showing a Mount Lowe route (through a wonderland) for $2.50. |
Change of camera angle/cropping can make the station facade seem far less choked for space. Short lived station (3 years) discussed way back when:
http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...postcount=1334 and
http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...postcount=1339 Uppermost photo presents itself as a serene, civilized place to visit by auto. Take a wider view and the roadway presents itself as a virtual mine field for any motorist who dared traverse the area with balloon tires and wooden wheels. Chiropractors' delight and repair shops' paradise?
427 South Hill Street - between 1922 and 1925
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics07/00013190.jpg
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