Metro Los Angeles Aerial footage taken on June 26, 2018 of the work to restore Crenshaw Blvd. over the future Crenshaw/LAX Line Leimert Park Station. Keep up to date with the project by visiting http://www.metro.net/crenshaw.
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The Genesee Arch Bridge: Norfolk Southern and New York State usher in a modern era for freight rail with dedication of new railroad bridge
Supports jobs and economic opportunities across New York’s Southern Tier and Finger Lakes
Read MoreHillside Junction Division Fall Update
Latest update to my 4’X8′ HO Scale DC layout that is based on scenes around Southern California
Read MoreRealistic Hay Bales ā Model Railroad Scenery
Luke Towan Super detailing a model scene doesnāt have to be hard⦠With these easy to make hay bales youāll turn the most basic diorama into an ultra-realistic scene! Although they take time to make they are very easy to construct and they look fantastic. They work great for model railroads, dioramas and even war gaming terrain! The hay…
Read MoreA Look at Los Angeles in the 1920s
A look at Los Angeles nearly a century ago. I don’t think that some people realize that a thirteen story building is still tall, might not be super tall, like the Empire State Building or the Chrysler Building or the glass and steel high-rise structures that makeup the downtown skyline today , but they where impressive architecturally. I found this…
Read MoreA BIT OF LA HISTORY: SPRING STREET 1898
This is Downtown LA 119 years ago. Foot, Horse and Buggy, Bicycle and Trolley traffic on South Spring Street. Filmed by Thomas Edison’s Photography Company.
Read MoreELECTRIC BUSES COMING TO LA!
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) has goals of an emission free fleet by 2030, making plans to spend $138 million on electric buses.
Read MoreEXPLAINING MEASURE āMā
Here’s video explaining what Measure M means for LA County transportation now that voters passed it overwhelmingly back in November 2016. Measure…
Read MoreThe Old Goodyear Plant in Los Angeles
The Old Goodyear Plant in Los AngelesĀ If youāre a native or have lived in the LA area for a long while and you are over forty, you probably remember the huge Goodyear plant that was in South Central. It was located on Central Avenue, bordered by Florence Avenue to the south and Gage Avenue to the north. During my…
Read MoreThe New Wilshire Grand Center
I do remember passing the original WILSHIRE GRAND HOTEL, looking out at the building through the window from the rear passenger seat of my mom’s car when I was a kid. We were usually on our way to drop off and pick up my dad from his job at the SoCal Gas CompanyĀ Headquarters on those few times he didn’t drive…
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