Photo gallery for
William Reagh - LA Public Library

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy at the center of a throng of supporters on Olvera Street in Los Angeles, 1968.

William Reagh's 40,000 photos of Los Angeles from 1936 to 1991 show a city in transition — growing up and disappearing. His train yards, rooming houses and street scenes are a record of the LA many of us never saw.

Decommissioned street cars, "Yellow Cars," awaiting salvage on Terminal Island in 1966. Part of a series by William Reagh featured at LAPL. Story...

Part of a series by William Reagh featured at LAPL. Story...