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Order Number	00102597
Title	Alhambra Pacific Electric depot
Collection ID	Los Angeles Photographers Collection
Location/Accession	GPC_b046_f1_i1
Date	Circa 1939
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	This Pueblo revival style depot (later demolished) was built for and by the Los Angeles & Pasadena Electric Railway, a Pacific Electric predecessor company; it was in operation from 1902-1941.
Description	The ticket office and freight station, located at 2100 Main Street in Alhambra, for the Alhambra-San Gabriel Line of the Pacific Electric Railway Company. Above the phone booth (left), a sign indicates that the depot includes a Western Union office. On the right, the waiting bench advertises the Eastern Columbia Building in downtown Los Angeles.
Subject	Pacific Electric Railway Company. Western Union Telegraph Company. Railroad stations--California--Alhambra. Electric railroads--Freight--California--Alhambra. Railroads--California--Alhambra. Telephone booths--California--Alhambra. Benches--California--Alhambra. Sidewalks--California--Alhambra. Streets--California--Alhambra. Electric lines--Poles and towers. Trees--California--Alhambra. Lost architecture--California--Sierra Madre. Alhambra (Calif.).
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection