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The Pacific
Electric Red Car line was built in the early
1900s from Los Angeles to the beach cities.
It brought folks from the city out to the
beach to see the desirable living conditions
and hopefully purchase land. See photo of
one of the city's earliest Real Estate
firms, Huntington
Beach Realty. Developers were eager to
sell beach property and knew that if there
was a simple method
for travel, visitors would be
easily convinced to sign up for a house in a new
tract along the coast. Huntington Beach renamed itself after Henry E. Huntington
when the land baron with business acumen promised to run the electric car
through the location rather than bypass it.
Shortly afterwards, oil was discovered in
the new "Huntington Beach" and the city grew
around this industry. Today, you can visit a
Red Car Museum that includes an actual Red
Car. It is located only 2 miles from
Huntington Beach in Seal Beach. Owned and
operated by a nonprofit group, the piece of
history is kept in pristine condition.
Recent fundraising helped refurbish the wood
portions of the car. If you have time to
visit this great monument to history, it is
located on Electric Street near Main and
Pacific Coast Highway.
Visit the
Red
Car Museum on the old Pacific Electric Right
of Way. Car No. 1734 is a rare Pacific
Electric tower car built in 1925 which
serves as the museum headquarters. It was
once a roving machine shop sent out to
troubleshoot problems along the 40-mile
Pacific Electric LA-Newport Line. A center
tower was used for repairs and maintenance
on the overhead lines. It operated for
almost 50 years until 1950. The museum
displays photographs of early Seal Beach,
sea shells and Indian artifacts collected
locally. It also has reference library of
local history with detailed regional maps.
Electric Avenue near Main St., next to Mary
Wilson Library.
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