The tunnel served the "Hollywood Subway," as it was known for years. It was only one mile long and did not ever reach Hollywood proper, but it allowed trolleys to/from Hollywood to bypass Downtown street traffic entirely. Trains entered at the portal near Glendale Blvd. and stopped at the Subway Terminal Building at Hill and 4th Streets. Two men stand near the former Pacific Electric Railway tunnel, located at the intersection of Beverly and Glendale boulevards. Photograph dated August 9, 1966.
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