Yorba Linda in Orange County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Pacific Electric Depot

Photographed by Adam Margolis, April 14, 2022

1. Pacific Electric Depot Marker

Inscription. Depot was built by the Pacific Electric Railroad in 1911. Fruit was shipped out by the carload while fertilizer, lumber, machinery and other supplies were delivered here.
The first means of public transportation, the "Big Red Car", took townsfolk to Los Angeles nine times a day. As passengers approached, conductor Ben Foss would shout, "Yorba Linda, Capital of the World!"

Erected 1983 by Cultural Heritage Committee. (Marker Number 2.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

Location. 33° 53.462′ N, 117° 49.012′ W. Marker is in Yorba Linda, California, in Orange County. It can be reached from Imperial Highway (California Route 90) south of Lemon Drive, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located to the right of main entrance to Polly's Pies, the business that now occupies the historic building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18132 Imperial Highway, Yorba Linda CA 92886, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater

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Los Angeles

and in the Peninsular 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Richard Nixon (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Richard Nixon — A California Native Son (about 700 feet away); The Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum Vietnam Memorial (about 700 feet away); Richard Nixon Birthplace (approx. 0.2 miles away); Yorba Linda (approx. 0.2 miles away); Birthplace of Richard Milhous Nixon (approx. 0.2 miles away); Space Shuttle Accident (approx. one mile away); Roland E. Bigonger (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorba Linda.

More about this marker. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (#79000517).

Photographed by Adam Margolis, April 14, 2022

2. Pacific Electric Depot Marker

Marker can be seen to the right of the main entrance doors (center).

Pacific Electric Depot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, April 14, 2022

3. Pacific Electric Depot

Abandoned Caboose image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, April 14, 2022

4. Abandoned Caboose

Located near the building at the intersection of the Imperial Highway and Park Avenue

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 759 times since then and 225 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 14, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.