Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- SCRTD files on Eastern Cities Transit
- Dates:
- 1944-1974
- Creators:
- Southern California Rapid Transit District
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 3 boxes (1.25 linear ft.)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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SCRTD files on Eastern Cities Transit . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Research Library and Archive
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection consists of reports, memos, notes, and other records related to the 1971 acquisition of Eastern Cities Transit by SCRTD and operations immediately following the acquisition, as well as SCRTD’s purchase and sale of Eastern Cities facilities at 4534 Floral Drive in East Los Angeles.
- Biographical / historical:
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Eastern Cities Transit was a privately owned bus company operating local service in East Los Angeles from 1949-1971. It was initially known as Belvedere Transit, Inc. SCRTD acquired the financially struggling company and assumed control of operations on September 1, 1971. Lines operating at the time of the acquisition were Kern Ave. Line 140, Ford Blvd. Line 141, and City Terrace Line 142, as well as school bus service.
- Acquisition information:
- Eastern Cities Lines and Blue White Bus Lines files were transferred to the SCRTD archives by Wayne Reinecke in the Planning Department on August 26, 1983, on the advice of Director of Schedules and Operations Planning Steve Parry. SCRTD was merged into LACMTA in 1993.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1944-1974
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the LACMTA Research Library and Archive to make an appointment.
- Terms of access:
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For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the LACMTA Research Library and Archive. Permission for reproduction or publication is given on behalf of the LACMTA Research Library and Archive as the owner of the physical items. The researcher assumes all responsibility for possible infringement that may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the LACMTA Research Library and Archive collections.
- Preferred citation:
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SCRTD files on Eastern Cities Transit . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Research Library and Archive
- Location of this collection:
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One Gateway Plaza, Mail Stop: 99-15-1Los Angeles, CA 90012, US
- Contact:
- 213.922.4859