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Descriptive Summary
Title:
Metropolitan Coach Lines records
Dates:
1953-1958
Collection number:
1
Creator:
Metropolitan Coach Lines
Collection Size:
4 boxes
2 linear feet
Repository:
Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archives.
Los Angeles, CA 90012-2952
Abstract:
The records of Metropolitan Coach Lines document a pivotal moment in Los Angeles history, the mid to late 1950's. The contracts, correspondence, publications, photos and other material contained in this collection directly reflect post-war Los Angeles' move away from a city and suburbs connected through rail lines, to a metropolis dominated by motor vehicles. The activity recorded in this collection thus significantly shaped the peculiar character of contemporary Los Angeles.
The collection contains many items of particular interest and value. Series #3, Sale of Pacific Electric Records, includes the sales agreements between Pacific Electric, Western Transit, and Metropolitan Coach Lines (MCL) that transferred the passenger rail right of ways, facilities, and properties to MCL and contractually committed MCL to phasing out rail lines. Series #6, Photos, contains vivid images of the introduction of bus transportation to Los Angeles and the concomitant abandonment of the old rail lines. A complete list of series and folders is contained in the Arrangement and Description section of this finding aid.
Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
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