Category Archives: Local History
RTD’s (and Metro’s) Summer Fun Bus: Line #460
Another bus route with a long and interesting history is Metro’s #460, running between Los Angeles and Disneyland (Anaheim). Despite all of the route changes, and competition from Metrolink trains and OCTA commuter buses, #460 remains an important link between Los Angeles and Orange Counties. #460’s Early History Line #460 can trace its history to […]
French Dips, Diesel Smoke, and Student Loans
Everyone knows that the best French Dip sandwiches in LA are at either Phillipe’s or Cole’s, right? Maybe. But there existed a third French Dip restaurant of little-known historical significance. It was located in a large building at the southeast corner of Figueroa and Santa Barbara (now Martin Luther King), just south of Downtown. Probably […]
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