BusTalk

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

This (undated) timeless photos is indeed nostalgic, as it not only recalls the long-ago days when PCCs still ran in Los Angeles, but also, when SEARS was still very much a part of the American scene.

I have seen home-movie video from circa 1964/1965 of this general area (with the SEARS store in the background), showing an adjacent off-street transfer station, being served by LAMATA and SANTA MONICA BUS LINES.

In that short video clip (courtesy of an old VHS tape), the LAMATA buses were both Fishbowls and Old Looks (older square window models), while the Santa Monica buses were Fishbowls...........

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?17281

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

["MTA"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Also.........

It should be noted that the newest GM buses in the MTA fleet (at the time that the last streetcar lines were replaced in 1963) were first generation 5301s.

The first FLXIBLE New Looks also arrived in that year, dubbed "SilverLiners".............

"NYO"

["LAMATA"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Here is a detailed, in-depth page on the RTS which once were commonplace in Los Angeles; these familiar buses have now been gone for over 20 years............

https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Los_Angeles_County_Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority_8200-9139

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Came across the following interesting article; a few historical photos are also here.........

https://la-future.com/en/eternal-los-angeles-streetcars-history-and-photos

["5160"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

From LA...........

A State of Emergency has been declared in Los Angeles County, due to the massive ICE protests; this, of course, has also impacted mass transit.

The new shows for Jimmy Kimmel Live! have also been shelved for this week, due to the dangerous conditions.......

"NYO"