Glendora in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Pacific Electric Station

Glendora

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 3, 2019

1. Pacific Electric Station Marker

Inscription. The Pacific Electric line was completed between Los Angeles and Glendora in December of 1907. The Red Cars provided transportation and freight service throughout Southern California. The Glendora Station became operational in 1908, but as personal vehicle ownership increased, the line became unprofitable and ceased operation in 1951.

Glendora Historical Society, P.O. Box 532, Glendora, CA 91741. Visit the Glendora Historical Society Museum, open Sundays 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., 314 North Glendora Avenue, Glendora.

Erected by Glendora Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 34° 8.264′ N, 117° 51.933′ W. Marker is in Glendora, California, in Los Angeles County. It is on North Glendora Avenue 0.1 miles north of Foothill Boulevard, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 159 N Glendora Ave, Glendora CA 91741, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles

and

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in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mission Theater Building (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Glendora City Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Glendora Bougainvillea (approx. 0.3 miles away); Big Tree (approx. ¾ mile away); Rain Bird Impact Drive Sprinkler Head (approx. one mile away); Rubel Castle (approx. 1.1 miles away); Fairmount Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Site of Azusa’s First Volunteer Fire Station (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glendora.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 3, 2019

2. Pacific Electric Station Marker

Facing the location of the station.

Pacific Electric Station, Glendora - 1937 image. Click for full size.

3. Pacific Electric Station, Glendora - 1937

Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 873 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 19, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 3. submitted on January 31, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.