The Corralitas Red Car Property was a private right-of-way through Silver Lake (Los Angeles) for the Pacific Electric interurban streetcar. The “Big Red Cars” ran until 1955 when the Glendale Line was decommissioned for freeway construction. For more than 40 years, a series of developers tried and failed to develop the Corralitas Red Car Property. It's not a park, it just looks like one.
Photo: Diane Edwardson, June 5, 2009. There's only one storm drain inlet in Riverside Drive between Glendale Blvd and Fletcher, and that storm drain inlet is at Fletcher. So water sits at the low point on Riverside Drive at the driveway for the Sam Menlo-owned River Glen Apartments. (Click on photo to enlarge.)
SLNC UD&PAC Meeting Tues., June 9, 2009 6:30 PM 2898 Rowena Ave., #101 Los Angeles, CA 90039 Click here for agenda
Photo: Diane Edwardson, March 12, 2008. Since the entire hillside behind the Menlo-owned River Glen Apts. drains into the street, there's always water on Riverside Drive, rain or shine. (Click on photo to enlarge.)
Community Residents’ Association for Parks is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 1997 by our Silver Lake neighborhood. We are dedicated to acquisition and preservation of the Corralitas Red Car Property as a park in partnership with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.
Contact: redcarproperty@gmail.com