Monthly Archives: March, 2010
History of street names in Los Angeles
Street names have changed over the years in Los Angeles. Knowing the old as well as the new names is important to the transit historian. For example, While many people know that Martin Luther King Bl. used to be known as Santa Barbara Ave., fewer know that Broadway south of Downtown was originally named Moneta […]
For the Amtrak historians out there….
http://www.timetables.org/ (A nearly complete set of Amtrak timetables from its beginning in May 1971…)
Foothill #285 and a History of Transit Service on Whittier Blvd.
Due to the lack of state funding, Foothill Transit may cancel its Route #285, between La Puente and La Habra via Whittier. If #285 is cancelled, and if no other transit agency steps in to replace it, the two-mile stretch of Whitter Bl. between Whitwood Mall and the county line at Beach Bl will be […]
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