Les Frank (left), Pacific Electric conductor for 9 years, gives Norman Skinn, a train rider for 30 years, a bottle of coke as they say goodbye to the Pacific Electric Santa Ana line. The route of the line diverged from the Long Beach Line at Watts and proceeded in a southeasterly direction straight as an arrow line, serving the towns of Lynwood, Clearwater, Bellflower, Artesia, Cypress, Stanton, and Garden Grove en route. Its terminus was on Fourth Street in the city of Santa Ana. At this time, the route was cut to run only to Bellflower, but in 1958, that remaining segment was permanently terminated. Photo dated: June 30, 1950.
Frank, Les Skinn, Norman Pacific Electric Railway Company Pacific Electric Railway Company--Employees Street-railroads--California--Los Angeles Street-railroads--Employees Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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