As cool as these PE shots are, I wish that he got the buildings in the background...you have no idea how hard it is to find a good picture of the shed west of the BellBellflower substation.
A Long Beach and San Pedro bound train, with Blimp 405 in the lead at Watts, CA, mid-1950s (Herb Cearley) PE Blimp 415 at the head of a Catalina train at Compton, CA, mid-1950s (Herb Cearley)
PE Blimp 409 departs the terminal in Los Angeles, Mid-1950s (Herb Cearley) PE Blimp 423 at Bellflower, CA, mid-1950s (Herb Cearley)
PE Gas Switcher 1503, Los Angeles, CA, circa 1955 (Herb Cearley) LAMTA Blimp 1502 leaving Long Beach, CA, late 1950s (Herb Cearley)
Very cute. Almost looks like a home-built unit, cobbled together from various parts laying around the shop. Interesting how they counterbalanced the siderods.
1503 was built in 1920 in the Pacific Electric Torrance Shops, and stayed there. Those Blimps were shot between 1957 and 1961
LAMTA "Hollywood" Car 5116 at Watts, CA, late 1950s (Herb Cearley) LAMTA Blimp 1541 in Los Angeles, CA, late 1950s (Herb Cearley)
LAMTA Blimp 1543, the only Blimp to get the two-tone scheme, at Long Beach, CA, circa 1958 (Herb Cearley) LAMTA Blimp 1537 negociating traffic in Long Beach, Late 1950s (Herb Cearley)
I meant any of the autos, but having one of those interurban cars in my backyard would be cool as well!
LAMTA Blimp 1529 at Long Beach, late 1950s (Herb Cearley) LAMTA Blimp 1525 at Long Beach, late 1950s (Herb Cearley)
LAMTA 1520 at Long Beach, late 1950s (Herb Cearley) LAMTA Blimp 1519 at Dominguez, late 1950s (Herb Cearley)
LAMTA Blimp 1516 at Dominguez, CA, late 1950s (Herb Cearley) LAMTA Blimp 1515 at Long Beach, late 1950s (Herb Cearley)
