Pacific Electric Red Car, No. 1522 leaves the Pacific Electric Building at 6th and Main, 1960

Pacific Electric Building, 6th and Main Street, 1905-1961.

1925, Pacific Electric headquarters building Main Street & 6th Street, DTLA.  Photo: Los Angeles Railroad Heritage Foundation.  Thank you to Jason Horton at Los Angeles and Southern California Nostalgia.

1907, Rear view of Pacific Electric Building [1904, Thomas Fitzhugh], 6th and Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA.  Thank you to Paul Ayers for the photo.

1960, A No. 1522 Pacific Electric Red Car leaves the Pacific Electric Building at 6th and Main Streets heading to Long Beach in December 1960 shortly before service ended in 1961.

1940s, View of the entrance to the Arrival/Departure platform at the rear of Pacific Electric's 6th and Main Streets Station, Los Angeles, CA.  Thanks to Paul Ayers.

1904, The Pacific Electric Building was designed by architect Thornton Fitzhugh in the Beaux-Arts style which was popular in the early 20th century.  Though not the first modern building in Los Angeles, nor the tallest, its large footprint and 10-floor height made it the largest building in floor area west of Chicago for several decades. 

1910, View of the Pacific Electric Building at 610 S. Main Street. Notice the man standing in the window watching the street below. The streetcar is bound for Edendale and the policeman has a little help although from a seated position.

1943, A general view of Pacific Electric Railway Company's 6th & Main elevated rail terminal.  Car No. 995, a franchise car on the Santa Monica Air Line is visible in the foreground with car No. 1263 to Santa Ana further behind. 

1950, A bus driver pulls a Los Angeles Limite No. 2801 city bus away from a depot underneath the elevated rails of the Pacific Electric. Red Car, No. 310 sits on the rails above the buses with the Pacific Electric Building in the background.

1954, View of MCL car No. 300 [Ex-PE, ex-NWP 252] entering 6th and Main St. Station, Los Angeles, CA, 1954, Harre W. Demoro photo.  Thanks to Paul Ayers.