The area just north of the Toluca Yard and Belmont tunnel is full of history. The site where the Bridge is located is the approximate start of what was the 2nd street park which ran north on Glendale. The park was closed because of all the oil pollution The oil came from the LA oil field which started near the Harbor freeway and ran west to Vermont. In fact, 3 blocks north of the bridge at Colton & Glendale is where the first oil well was sunk in LA. Glendale Blvd. was originally named Lakeshore. A creek ran from the top of Echo Park Ave, through Echo Park Lake down Lakeshore to the 2nd Street Park Lake, then down 2nd street into downtown.
"It's simplistic to say a conspiracy of powerful people ended the railcars." 30 seconds later... "The media was in bed with every major competitor to the railcars." 😂
Exactly! Gaslight you that you're foolish to believe in it then it's confirmed breathlessly a moment later... OF COURSE there was a conspiracy! There always is when huge societal shifts happen...
Huell Howser did a real episode on this tunnel. If you can find it go watch it, I'm not sure if it's on his Chapman University website. Regardless, it covers both end of the tunnel with the entrance and the train station. It's every interesting!
Every Pacific Electric and LA Streetcar line should be revived. Electric railways are the most beneficial existing technology we have to clean up our cities and states! Despite what all the FUD creators think...
Bring it all back………
Such a romantic lovely era for this kinda culture and travel.
Ty for this.
That would be awesome!! Redevelop it into a historic district like they have in San Francisco
The area just north of the Toluca Yard and Belmont tunnel is full of history. The site where the Bridge is located is the approximate start of what was the 2nd street park which ran north on Glendale. The park was closed because of all the oil pollution
The oil came from the LA oil field which started near the Harbor freeway and ran west to Vermont. In fact, 3 blocks north of the bridge at Colton & Glendale is where the first oil well was sunk in LA.
Glendale Blvd. was originally named Lakeshore. A creek ran from the top of Echo Park Ave, through Echo Park Lake down Lakeshore to the 2nd Street Park Lake, then down 2nd street into downtown.
"It's simplistic to say a conspiracy of powerful people ended the railcars."
30 seconds later...
"The media was in bed with every major competitor to the railcars." 😂
Exactly! Gaslight you that you're foolish to believe in it then it's confirmed breathlessly a moment later... OF COURSE there was a conspiracy! There always is when huge societal shifts happen...
I noticed that too. SMH
LA Noire gave me interest in the history of Los Angeles's streets and its own history
I grew up in LA and to find out there were subway tunnels shocked me!
Huell Howser did a real episode on this tunnel. If you can find it go watch it, I'm not sure if it's on his Chapman University website.
Regardless, it covers both end of the tunnel with the entrance and the train station. It's every interesting!
I like it when he knelt down and knocked on the track. Yup thats real.
long live the Toluca yard . Belmont tunnels
Couldn’t they just revamp the tunnel for modern use. LA seriously needs to find a way to take care of their traffic problem!
Every Pacific Electric and LA Streetcar line should be revived. Electric railways are the most beneficial existing technology we have to clean up our cities and states! Despite what all the FUD creators think...
Musk will make some crappy attempt and ruin it.
check out @Urbex_Offlimits they have a great video on the underground red car tunnel and terminal
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