Old Streetcar and Coach Transit Map of Los Angeles, 1945: Union Station, Broadway & 7th, Hollywood, Wilshire, Chinatown calcutta or a thoughtful housewarming present

or a thoughtful housewarming present for someone returning from the Engadin

it fixes Stalingrad at a defining postwar moment

looking down the Val d’Aosta

published by Nicolas Sanson in Paris

Old Streetcar and Coach Transit Map of Los Angeles, 1945: Union Station, Broadway & 7th, Hollywood, Wilshire, Chinatown calcutta or a thoughtful housewarming presentTitled Route Map Los Angeles Railway Streetcar and Coach Routes, this authoritative 1945 plan by the Los Angeles Railway Corp captures the metropolis at the zenith of its electric rail era, precisely when coaches were beginning to reshape service patterns. Vividly coded Yellow Car lines sweep across the urban core, while distinct markings denote the interfacing Red Car interurbans and coach connections. A crisp legend and clear route symbols translate