Crowds gathered at City Hall for the unveiling of the new PCC streetcars by the Los Angeles Railway Company. The PCC was the answer to the automobile. It was Transportation Week, and the Yellow Car took top billing.
The year was 1937.
Photo from UCLA Library Digital Collections
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