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Old Posted Dec 31, 2010, 7:50 PM
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Views SW from the Macy Street viaduct, 1933-present

View southwest from the Macy Street viaduct showing the proposed route of Ramona Boulevard, November 15, 1933.

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View southwest from the Macy Street viaduct showing Ramona Boulevard upon completion, April 16, 1935.

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Our sopas_ej posted these comparative views earlier this month which fit right in the sequence here...

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Originally Posted by sopas ej View Post
I thought I'd do a then and now. Or rather, a then, then and now.

Santa Ana/San Bernardino Fwy merge east of downtown LA, circa 1950-1951 (?). Notice the PE tracks and tunnel. I believe the PE stopped running here in 1950. Or was it '51? Hmm.

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Santa Ana/San Bernardino Fwy merge east of downtown LA, circa 1955.

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Santa Ana/San Bernardino Fwy merge east of downtown LA, December 11, 2010.

Photo by me
-Scott

More info in my blog post here.

Last edited by Los Angeles Past; Dec 25, 2017 at 8:50 AM. Reason: Repaired broken image links
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