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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