Historic Packing Houses and Other Industrial Structures in Southern California

Pacific Electric Depot

Corona, California

Copyright 2007 by James E. Lancaster, Ph.D.

Figures 1-6 are Copyright 2007 by Robert Gaddie

Figure 7 is Copyright 2008 by Ed Workman

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Bob Gaddie provided the following six photos of the Pacific Electric depot in Corona, California. Figure 7 was provided by Ed Workman.

Figure 1

Figure 1, taken in May 1960, shows the west end of the depot with a Southern Pacific truck backed up to the north side of the building.  The waiting room was at the near end of the depot on the right side.

Figure 2

Figure 2 shows the south side of the building with its two arched windows.  The window closest to the photographer is the waiting room.  The door goes into the freight office and the next arched window is the freight office.  Note the Railway Express Agency sign under the Corona sign.  The photo was taken in May 1960.

Figure 3

Figure 4

Figure 4 from February 1961 shows the north side of the building that faced Third street. Note the Pacific Electric emblem cast into the facade.  The large door goes to the freight room.  At the right of the photo is the waiting room.  The paper tacked to the freight room door is the notice that the agency will soon be closed.

Figure 5

Figure 5 shows the covered loading dock at the east end of the depot in February 1961.

Figure 6

Figure 6 shows the demolition of the depot in June 1961.

Figure 7

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