tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post782087909466450919..comments2024-03-28T04:53:31.881-07:00Comments on Militant Angeleno Archives: Getting P.O.'ed With The MilitantMilitant Angelenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-14606915605811200712008-08-03T23:49:00.000-07:002008-08-03T23:49:00.000-07:00For you LA history buffs, a black & white scan...For you LA history buffs, a black & white scan of the 1924 Watts topo quad can be found <A HREF="http://130.166.124.2/latopoh/watts373.gif" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>Other LA-area quads and higher-resolution scans can be found at <A HREF="http://130.166.124.2/latopoh.htm" REL="nofollow">this page</A>.LA MapNerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00884761733501419041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-9346754313345462172008-08-03T23:34:00.000-07:002008-08-03T23:34:00.000-07:00My 1924 USGS Topo map (Watts quadrangle) shows tha...My 1924 USGS Topo map (Watts quadrangle) shows that block as the Goodyear Rubber plant.<BR/><BR/>The primary LARy Yellow Car shops were the South Park Shops, which live on as a now-disused LACMTA bus facility at 54th & San Pedro, which is slated to be torn down and turned into a wetland park.<BR/><BR/>(They also had some shops downtown at 6th & Central, which are also still a bus yard, but the South Park Shops were their primary facility.)LA MapNerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00884761733501419041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-63425396133782544622008-08-01T14:11:00.000-07:002008-08-01T14:11:00.000-07:00does this mean the militant doesnt work on sundays...does this mean the militant doesnt work on sundays?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-3812871034011967832008-07-31T23:25:00.000-07:002008-07-31T23:25:00.000-07:00soledadenmasa, I would think they went down Centra...soledadenmasa, I would think they went down Central itself; the U line that went down Central was one of the busiest in the Yellow Car system. The tracks next to Slauson are AT&SF (now BNSF), while the tracks in the median of Gage (now long gone) were Pacific Electric. Satellite photos show where the PE tracks turned from Gage onto the Long Beach/San Pedro/Watts mainline (now the Blue Line).Peter McFerrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494897368309243995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-45435640530104108222008-07-31T21:16:00.000-07:002008-07-31T21:16:00.000-07:00Firestone Plant was on Firestone/Santa Fe in South...Firestone Plant was on Firestone/Santa Fe in South Gate, now a LAUSD Adult School and manufacturing/distribution center for the HON Company. GM was down the street at Tweedy/Alameda.<BR/><BR/>Did the Yellow Cars travel down Slauson or Gage before turning into the railyard?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-58820403445180734572008-07-31T15:24:00.000-07:002008-07-31T15:24:00.000-07:00Wasn't the Firestone Tire plant on...you know...FI...Wasn't the Firestone Tire plant on...you know...FIRESTONE?Militant Angelenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-16324709850763993822008-07-31T15:12:00.000-07:002008-07-31T15:12:00.000-07:00I seem to recall that Florence/Central was the Fir...I seem to recall that Florence/Central was the Firestone Tire plant. Did the LARy move its maintenance yard at some point?<BR/><BR/>I once wrote a crappy little song about a hooker on Florence whose clients were men coming off their shifts as postal sorters.Peter McFerrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494897368309243995noreply@blogger.com