LACMTA Library

The Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA or Metro), 1890 to the present, is the largest transit operator research collection in the US. It is a partner of the National Transportation Library, a member of OCLC the world's largest library network, a member of the Western Transportation Knowledge Network, a member of the Getty/USC LAasSubject archives forum, and an affiliate of the National Academies Transportation Research Board. We are a strong advocate of using social media tools to connect communities and research. For more information, visit http://www.metro.net/library or email us library@metro.net


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  • PE San Vicente Bridge

    From the USC Archive (read more)

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  • Grapevine Highway

    25 miles to Sandberg's Hotel (read more)

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  • Pacific Electric Station

    Taken during WWII (read more)

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  • Harbor Freeway

    The Harbor Freeway (110) near Gage Avenue. The mileage on freeway signs used to be shown in 10ths. (read more)

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  • Bank Of America, Broadway

    On Broadway at 7th Street, looking North East. (read more)

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  • Broadway

    Photo taken from the roof of the LATL building. The near intersection is Olympic Boulevard. (read more)

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  • Southbound on Larchmont Blvd.

    Southbound on Larchmont Blvd. near 3rd St. 8-11-50 Image obtained from the Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation ... (read more)

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  • 8 Line on Main at 6th

    8 Lines southbound on Main at 6th Streets. Note wire for # 2 trolley bus line. Image obtained from the Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and ... (read more)

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  • Look East on 7th Street at Figueroa

    Image obtained from the Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Flikr Commons under a Creative Commons ... (read more)

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  • Look East on 7th Street at Figueroa

    Image obtained from the Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Flikr Commons under a Creative Commons ... (read more)

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  • Look East on 7th Street at Figueroa

    Image obtained from the Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Flikr Commons under a Creative Commons ... (read more)

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  • LAMTA - MTA Emblem MTA_0149

    LAMTA - MTA Emblem. "Day in the Life of C. E. McCarter". View of Firestone Plant from Line 53 bus stop. Image obtained from the Dorothy ... (read more)

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  • W line- on Monte Vista at Ave. 57- 1941

    W line- on Monte Vista at Ave. 57- 1941 Southbound. Image obtained from the Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive at the Los Angeles County ... (read more)

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  • Southbound on Broadway

    1290 Excursion southbound on Broadway at Olympic Blvd. Image obtained from the Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation ... (read more)

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  • V line- At Vermont &1st Street

    V line- #525 is at Vermont & 1st Street, Out of photo to rear of streetcar is lst and Vernont short-turn loop fo the V line. ... (read more)

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  • PE - Building on V-J Day

    PE - Building on V-J Day (Victory over Japan Day). Surrender of Japan during WWII. 6th & Main. 8/14/1945. (read more)

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  • 5th & Hill- 1920s

    5th & Hill- 1920s. Look North on Hill Street at 5th Street. 5th & Hill- 1920s. Look N on Hil (read more)

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  • Broadway & 7th St. - 1940 Eastbound

    Broadway. & 7th Street. - 1940, 636 on J eastbound on 7th Street Note Acme semaphore traffic signal. (read more)

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  • Los Angeles Cable Ry

    Los Angeles Cable Ry on Spring Street opposite the German building and Workman block (read more)

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  • 6th and Broadway

    Grumman number 7522 (read more)

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  • Cable line opening

    Cable line opening. Pacific Railway to Downey Ave and Pritchard St. (read more)

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  • Car headed for East Los Angeles

    In 1903 at 7th and Maple, a car headed for East Los Angeles jumped the track. (read more)

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  • Sunset & Spring

    look east 1940s (read more)

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  • Tram

    Figueroa & Garvanza 19480222_edited-1 (read more)

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  • 007 - LATL W Line Car 1544 N. Figueroa St &

    Meridian19480215 (read more)

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