S (Los Angeles Railway)

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Overview
Owner Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority
LocaleLos Angeles
Termini
Stations67
Service
Type Streetcar
System Los Angeles Railway, Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority
Rolling stock PCC streetcars
Daily ridership21,230 (1940) [1]
History
Opened1895
ClosedMarch 31, 1963 (1963-03-31)
Technical
Line length12.41 mi (19.97 km)
Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification Overhead line,  600 V DC
Route map

Contents

1950–1963
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8th and Western
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8th and Serrano
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8th and Harvard
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8th and Irolo
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8th and Mariposa
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8th and Catalina
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8th and Vermont
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7th and Vermont
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7th and Westmoreland
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7th and Magnolia
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7th and Hoover
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7th and Coronado
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7th and Park View
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7th and Alvarado
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7th and Union
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7th and Valencia
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7th and Witmer
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7th and Garland
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7th and Bixel
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7th and Francisco
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7th and Figueroa
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7th and Flower
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7th and Grand
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7th and Olive
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7th and Hill
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7th and Broadway
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7th and Spring
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7th and Main
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7th and Los Angeles
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7th and Maple
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7th and San Pedro
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San Pedro and 9th
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San Pedro and 11th
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San Pedro and Pico
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San Pedro and 14th
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San Pedro and 16th
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San Pedro and Washington
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San Pedro and 21st
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San Pedro and 16th
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San Pedro and 23rd
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San Pedro and Adams
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San Pedro and 30th
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San Pedro and Jefferson
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Avalon and Santa Barbara
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Avalon and 41st
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Avalon and 42nd
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Avalon and Vernon
  J    V  
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Avalon and 46th
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Avalon and 48th
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Avalon and 51st
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Avalon and 54th
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Avalon and 56th
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Avalon and Slauson
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Avalon and 59th
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Avalon and 61st
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Avalon and Gage
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Gage and McKinley
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Gage and Central
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Central and 68th
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Central and Florence
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Central and 75th
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Central and 77th
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Central and 79th
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Central and Nadeau
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Central and 81st
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Central and 83rd
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Central and Manchester

S was a streetcar line in Los Angeles, California. It was operated by the Los Angeles Railway from 1895 to 1958, and by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority from 1958 to 1963. The route was very popular due to its proximity to Hollywood as well as the sizable manufacturing district in South Los Angeles.

History

San Pedro Line (1895–1911)

The original San Pedro line began at an uncertain point in Downtown Los Angeles and reached the South Side of the city by way of Fourth Street, San Pedro Street, Park Avenue (present-day Avalon Boulevard), Gage Avenue, and South Central Avenue to 68th Street. [2]

S Line (1911–1963)

Following the Great Merger of 1911, the tracks on Fourth Street were removed, and the San Pedro line now ran from San Pedro Street to Seventh Street from Downtown to the outskirts of Westlake. Here, the route took advantage of an old LAIU track on Hoover, Wilshire, and Commonwealth to continue northwest via Sixth Street, Vermont Avenue, Third Street, and Western Avenue to Santa Monica Boulevard on the southern edge of Hollywood. In 1921, the route was given the letter designation "S." [3] [4]

During the LARy and LATL eras, further route changes were made. The LAIU shortcut to Sixth Street was eliminated and the route ran straight on 7th between San Pedro and Vermont, while the route's southern terminus was extended 1.25 miles (2.01 km) further south to the intersection of Avalon and Firestone Boulevard. [5] When the N line was decommissioned in 1950, S was re-routed to fill in its route along 8th street. [2]

Operation of the line passed to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority in 1958. Streetcar service ended on March 31, 1963, [6] by which time the southern terminus had become Central and Manchester Avenue. [7]

Rolling stock

After 1955, PCC streetcars replaced the old rolling stock on the line. [8]

Sources

  1. Breivogel, Milton; Bate, Stuart (1942). "Mass Transit Facilities and Master Plan of Parkways" (PDF). Los Angeles City Planning Commission. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "'S'". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  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. 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 .
  6. "March 31: This Date in Los Angeles Transportation History". Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  7. Walker, Jim (2007). Los Angeles Railway Yellow Cars. Arcadia Pub. p. 107. ISBN   9781531629410.
  8. "No.1080 Los Angeles Transit Lines". Market Street Railway . Retrieved January 23, 2021.


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