Orange Street Car Tracks - Orange, CA
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bluesnote
N 33° 47.280 W 117° 51.331
11S E 420797 N 3738979
These original tracks were laid in 1901 and were discovered in 2018 during an excavation of the nearby parking garage to the north. They are now on public display.
Waymark Code: WM15ZMM
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2022
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The plaque says, "The first motorized streetcar in Orange was called "Peanut Roaster" because of its high-pitched whistle.
The parking structure you see today was built on the site of Orange's Pacific Electric Passenger & Freight Depot. Starting in 1888 with a horse-drawn car, Orange's first streetcar ran through the Plaza to Santa Ana. By 1901, the system had become part of Pacific Electric connecting with points throughout southern California.
The streetcar stopped operating due to low ridership in 1930 and was replaced with bus service. Freight rail service continued from this site, serving the citrus packing houses to the north.
In 2018, excavation for the Old Towne West Metrolink Parking Structure uncovered original tracks from the streetcar. A portion of the salvaged tracks is installed in the landscaping around this sign.
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After the streetcar service ended in 1930, the Depot was used as a bus station by Pacific Electric. The tracks remained in use to carry citrus to and from the nearby parking houses.
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The Pacific Electric Depot seen here was constructed on this site in 1918. It was demolished in the 1960s after Pacific Electric's slow decline."
Type: Remnant
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