Interurban Press

Interurban Press
Company typePrivate
IndustryPublishing
GenreElectric transit, American railroads
FoundedLos Angeles, California, U.S. (1943 (1943))[1]
FounderIra L. Swett
Defunct1993[2]
SuccessorPentrex
Headquarters
Glendale, California
,
United States
Key people
Mac Sebree, Jim Walker
ProductsBooks, magazines, videos, calendars
Number of employees
10 (1992)[3]

Interurban Press was a small, privately owned American publishing company, specializing in books about streetcars, other forms of rail transit and railroads in North America, from 1943[1][3] until 1993.[2] It was based in the Los Angeles area, and specifically in Glendale, California after 1976.[1] Although its primary focus was on books, it also published three magazines starting in the 1980s, along with videos and calendars. At its peak, the company employed 10 people[3] and generated about $2 million in business annually.[2]

  1. ^ a b c MacDougall, Kent (May 19, 1983). "Books Ring Bell With Devotees: Publisher Specializes in History of Trolleys". Los Angeles Times, p. 1.
  2. ^ a b c Ryll, Thomas (November 29, 1994). "Felida man tracks light rail" (profile of retired Interurban Press owner Mac Sebree). The Columbian, p. A3.
  3. ^ a b c Klein, Karen E. (April 26, 1992). "Flood Brings a Deluge of Book Orders". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 26, 2012.