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, August 11, 2009. For months, the rubble pile sat near the construction site of a retaining wall between the Red Car Property and 2596 Adelbert. This week, some of the rubble made it into the truck that hasn't moved in months. (Click on photo to enlarge.)
Photo: Diane Edwardson, July 30, 2009. A month since the last activity on the slope, the rubble just sat outside the empty truck. (Click on photo to enlarge.)
Photo: Diane Edwardson, August 6, 2009. Taking a cue from the neighbors who store their heavy vehicles on "Lot C," the contractor stored the crane here for the past month. The piles were here so long, people dumped more trash on the rubble pile. (Click on photo to enlarge.)
Photo: Diane Edwardson, July 11, 2009. The last time the crane seemed to be in use was a month ago. As of August 11, the crane was gone. (Click on photo to enlarge.)
"Crane" may not be the right term for the above piece of equipment. It seems to be a multi-use piece of hillside construction equipment with interchangeable heads for the extendable arm. If you know the appropriate term for this equipment, please email us: redcarproperty@gmail.com.
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