8 (Los Angeles Railway)

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8
Overview
Owner Los Angeles Railway
LocaleLos Angeles
Termini
Stations27
Service
Type Streetcar
System Los Angeles Railway
History
OpenedJune 12, 1932 (1932-06-12)
ClosedMay 22, 1955 (1955-05-22)
Technical
Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification 600 V DC overhead line
Route map

Contents

1934–1946
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Spring and Sunset
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Spring and Califnornia
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Spring and Temple
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Spring and 1st
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Spring and 2nd
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Spring and 3rd
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Spring and 4th
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Spring and 5th
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Spring and 6th
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Spring and 7th
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Spring and 8th
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Main and 9th
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Main and 10th
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Broadway Place
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Main and 12th
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Main and Pico
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Main and Venice
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Main and Washington
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Main and 21st
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Main and 23rd
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Main and Adams
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Main and 30th
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Main and Jefferson
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Main and Broadway Place
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Broadway Place and 38th
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Broadway Place and Santa Barbara
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Broadway and 41st
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Broadway and 42nd
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Broadway and Vernon
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Broadway and 46th
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Broadway and 47th
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Broadway and 49th
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Broadway and 51st
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Broadway and 54th
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54th and Figueroa
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54th and Hoover
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54th and Vermont
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54th and Budlong
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54th and Normandie
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54th and Denker
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54th and Western
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Chesterfield Square
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54th and Wilton
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54th and Van Ness
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54th and 2nd Avenue
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54th and 4th Avenue
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54th and 6th Avenue
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54th and 8th Avenue
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54th and 10th Avenue
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54th and Crenshaw
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8 was a streetcar line in Los Angeles, California. It was operated by the Los Angeles Railway from 1932 to 1955. [1] [2]

History

In 1932 the M line was split up into several distinct services — the Moneta Avenue branch became the basis of the new 8 line. The new service ran from Spring Street and Temple Street outbound to Manchester Avenue and South Broadway. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Geographic map; the 8 route from 1934 to 1946 is in blue LARy numbered routes.svg
Geographic map; the 8 route from 1934 to 1946 is in blue

In 1934 the line was rerouted, integrating part of the former 9. The line ran from Spring and Temple Streets to 54th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard, by way of Spring Street, Main Street, Broadway Place, Broadway, and 54th Street. [2] [6] Off-peak service to Los Angeles Union Station began in August 1943. Starting in 1946 the line absorbed part of the former N to Union Station, [7] enabling full time service for the line. [2]

Tracks at Union station were transferred to the F line in 1949, with the 8 taking up former F trackage to Mission Road and Selig Place. Streetcar service ended on May 22, 1955. [1]

Sources

  1. 1 2 "May 22: This Date in Los Angeles Transportation History". Metro Primary Resources. Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Museum and Archive. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "'8'". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  3. "Spring Street Extension to be Opened This Week". Los Angeles Times. June 19, 1932. p. 17. Retrieved February 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  4. "Transit Routes to Change". Los Angeles Times . June 3, 1932. p. 17. Retrieved July 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  5. "New Street Car Routes in Effect". Los Angeles Times . June 13, 1932. p. 13. Retrieved July 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  6. H.P. Noordwal (1938). "Route Map Los Angeles Railway Electric Car and Bus Routes" (Map). Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Los Angeles Railway. "Alternate link" (Map). via Google .
  7. "Busses Take Over A Line; Other Changes". The Los Angeles Times. July 1, 1946. p. 13. Retrieved December 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg


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