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Crowded summer weekend

O247.jpgCirca late 1920s

Looking north from the Pier. The beach was extremely crowded on summer weekends. The beach goers would come from inland on the "Big Red Cars". They were operated by the Pacific Electric interurban transit system which had 1100 miles of trackage in the L.A. region. Note the double-car train configuration at the right top of the photo.

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Manhattan Beach Historical Society
1601 Manhattan Beach Boulevard
Post Office Box 3355
Manhattan Beach, California 90266
E-mail: Questions regarding local history to historian@ManhattanBeachHistorical.org
MBHS Museum in the cottage at Polliwog Park
Hours: Saturday and Sunday Noon – 3pm
Admission: FREE but donations are gratefully accepted
Phone: (310) 802-5452
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