L (Los Angeles Railway)

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L
Overview
Owner Los Angeles Railway
LocaleLos Angeles
Service
Type Streetcar
System Los Angeles Railway
History
OpenedMay 9, 1920 (1920-05-09)
ClosedMay 26, 1940 (1940-05-26)
Technical
Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification Overhead line,  600 V DC
Route map

Contents

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Fountain and Edgemont
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Fountain and Vermont
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Fountain and Virgi
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Virgil and Santa Monica PE Bolt.svg
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Virgil and Clinton
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Hoover and Silver Lake
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Temple and Rampart
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Temple and Alvarado
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Temple and Belmont
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Temple and Edgeware
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Temple and Beaudry
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Temple and Figueroa
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Hill and Temple
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Broadway and Temple
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Broadway and 1st
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Hill and 2nd
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Hill and 3rd
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Hill and 4th
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Hill and 6th
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Hill and 11th
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11th and Olive
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11th and Grand
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11th and Hope
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11th and Georgia
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Olympic and Hoover
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Olympic and Harvard
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Olympic and Western
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L was a streetcar line in Los Angeles, California. It was operated by the Los Angeles Railway from 1920 to 1940.

History

The West 11th and Lincoln Park line began service on May 9, 1920, as a through routing of the San Pedro and W. 11th Street Line and trackage on Main Street. [1] The eastern end of the route formed a large counterclockwise loop through Lincoln Heights, [2] with the complementing clockwise service through the segment routed to the West Adams and Lincoln Park line. It was given the letter designation L in 1921. [3] [4] In August 1924 loop was eliminated, with line now running bi-directional on Mission Place and the A Line taking over tracks on Broadway. [5] That December the west end was rerouted to Spring and Ord Streets. L service took over the branch line which was built to serve the Glendale and Montrose Railway in 1925 O and E cars initially had served been routed along the line. Tracks between Spring and Main Streets were eliminated in April 1926 to facilitate construction of the new Los Angeles City Hall. [5] The following July, service to the Glendale and Montrose Railway depot was discontinued and the line was rerouted downtown to terminate at Spring and Court Streets. Cars followed a detour on P line tracks at the end of 1927 and routed to Spring and Temple Streets following construction of the 1st Street Viaduct. [5]

On June 12, 1932, the line was rerouted downtown to terminate at Fountain Avenue and Edgemont Street [6] [7] [8] [9]  — cars ceased running on Flower Street, 10th Street, Main Street, and Spring Street. Cars were briefly run through the new Hill Street Tunnel in 1939 before again being rerouted downtown. [10] [11] The final iteration of the L line began at Olympic Boulevard and Mullen Street and ended at the Civic Center, running via 10th (which was being rebuilt as Olympic), Country Club, Victoria, Hoover, 11th, Main, and Spring. The western end of the line was cut back to Menlo Avenue in April 1940, shortly before the service was discontinued on May 26. [5] [12]

Sources

  1. "Street Car Rerouting". Los Angeles Evening Post-Record . May 5, 1920. p. 10. Retrieved February 7, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  2. Terrass, John (1922). Study and Plan of Relief of the Street Traffic Congestion in the City of Los Angeles, California (PDF) (Thesis). University of California. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  3. "May 1: This Date in Los Angeles Transportation History". Metro Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved February 16, 2022. 1921: Large letter signs indicating the routes of different lines are placed on top of Los Angeles Railway streetcars.
  4. "Cars To Have Letter Signs" (PDF). Two Bells. Vol. 1, no. 48. Los Angeles Railway. May 2, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "'L'". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  6. "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
  7. "Transit Routes to Change". Los Angeles Times . June 3, 1932. p. 17. Retrieved July 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  8. "New Street Car Routes in Effect". Los Angeles Times . June 13, 1932. p. 13. Retrieved July 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  9. 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 .
  10. "Timepoints The Southern California Traction Review · Volumes 1-7". Southern California Division, Electric Railroaders' Association. 1950. p. 7.
  11. Walker, Jim (2007). Pacific Electric Red Cars. Arcadia Publishing. p. 68. ISBN   978-1531628581.
  12. "Olympic Blvd. Coach Service to Begin Sunday". Los Angeles Times. May 24, 1940. p. 35. Retrieved February 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg

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