A changing facade along Colorado Boulevard
At the corner of Colorado Boulevard and Caspar Avenue the building that formerly housed Corner Pizzeria has been undergoing a bit of a transformation. According to Eagle Rock Patch, the building will become a “two-in-one restaurant”, combing a Big Mama and Papa’s Pizzeria and casual bar. The two establishments will be connected by a common door and go under the name “5 Line”, a reference to the former streetcar line that used to run through Eagle Rock along Colorado and Eagle Rock Boulevard.
5 Line remains a work in progress but one can already see the exterior resembling the look of the Los Angeles Railway Yellow Car line the restaurant takes its name from.
The 5 line streetcar on Eagle Rock Boulevard, 1955. Photo credit: Alan Weeks via The Metro Library and Archive.
Another view of the 5 line streetcar on Eagle Rock Boulevard, 1953. Photo credit: Alan Weeks via The Metro Library and Archive.
Here are more views of the Yellow Car like exterior:
Corner Pizzeria/Big Mama’s and Papa’s remains open
Looking at the exterior along Caspar Avenue. The paint on the brick wall has been partially removed.
Work remains to be done
The yellow car exterior is promising, it’ll be interesting to see 5 Line once the restaurant is complete. Read more about Eagle Rock’s former streetcar line here and here .
Very interesting, thanks for researching this.