LAMTA - 1963 - "So Long Los Angeles Streetcars"

March 30, 1963

Video transferred from the original 16mm film in the Metro Library & Archive. Footage of the final day of Los Angeles streetcar or trolley service at the MTA (Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority) livery in Los Angeles, California on March 30, 1963.

PCC (Presidents' Conference Committee) streetcars were introduced to Los Angeles in 1937 and used until 1963. The 1937 opening ceremony of the streetcars featured child star Shirley Temple (whose signature is seen on the sad-faced streetcar in the video) - see footage of the ceremony at:    • (1937) "Shirley Temple inaugurates Lo...  

For more on the demise of LA streetcars (including images), see from our archives, Metro's employee newsmagazine of April 1963: http://mymetro/library/Documents/EmployeeNewsmagazines/Emblem_1963_Apr.pdf

Last Street Cars - So Long Los Angeles Streetcars - March 1963

This is historical footage from the LACMTA (Metro) Transportation Research Library and Archive film and video collection. It may not be reflective of current Metro policy, projects, programs or services. For more information, contact [email protected], or see our website: https://metroprimaryresources.info.