A (Los Angeles Railway) Explained

A
Type:Streetcar
System:Los Angeles Railway
Locale:Los Angeles
Daily Ridership:14,775 (1940)[1]

A refers to several streetcar routes in Los Angeles, California. The lines were operated by the Los Angeles Railway and its successor, Los Angeles Transit Lines, from 1920 to 1946.

History

1920–1932Los Angeles Railway rerouted many lines on May 9, 1920,[2] assigning them letter designations the following year.[3] [4] The A line ran along Adams; Normandie Avenue; 24th; Hoover; Burlington; 16th; Hill; 1st; Spring; North Main; Sunset; North Broadway; Lincoln Park Avenue; looping back via Nort Main to Plaza; thence to west terminal over above route. In 1924, the lines was split in two and was given numeric designations. The 2 West Adams and North Main Street Line operated on those streets as well as a portion of the former C Griffith and Griffin Avenue Line. The 3 West Adams and Lincoln Park Line also ran on Main Street.[5] In 1926, the A-2 was rerouted to Griffin Park. The two routes were recombined in 1930 as a single A line.[6]
1932–1939A new A line started service on June 12, 1932.[7] [8] [9] It was formed by the Adams Avenue segment of the former service and the Angeleno Heights segment of the G Griffith and Angeleno Heights Line. A branch at Edgeware Road opened in 1934, and the main service was rerouted on this line starting in 1938.[10]
1939–46Cars began running through the Hill Street Tunnel in July 1939.[11] The final and longest lived routing of the A began service on September 25, 1939. It was predominantly formed from the old A line as well as Temple Street taken from the L West 11th and West Temple Street Line. Tracks on Fountain were removed from service in 1942, and the line ceased to operate on June 30, 1946.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Breivogel . Milton . Bate . Stuart . Mass Transit Facilities and Master Plan of Parkways . 29 January 2021 . Los Angeles City Planning Commission . 1942.
  2. News: Street Car Rerouting . 7 February 2022 . . Newspapers.com . May 5, 1920 . 10.
  3. Web site: May 1: This Date in Los Angeles Transportation History . Metro Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . 16 February 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 . 16 February 2022 . Two Bells . Los Angeles Railway . May 2, 1921 . 1 . 1 . 48.
  5. News: Car Marks to be Changed . 11 February 2022 . Los Angeles Times . Newspapers.com . December 1, 1924 . 27.
  6. Web site: ‘A’. Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. 21 January 2021.
  7. News: Spring Street Extension to be Opened This Week . 17 February 2022 . Los Angeles Times . Newspapers.com . June 19, 1932 . 17.
  8. News: Transit Routes to Change . 29 July 2022 . . Newspapers.com . 3 June 1932 . 17.
  9. News: New Street Car Routes in Effect . 29 July 2022 . . Newspapers.com . 13 June 1932 . 13.
  10. Route Map Los Angeles Railway Electric Car and Bus Routes . 1938 . H.P. Noordwal . Los Angeles Railway . Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc.. Alternate link . via Google.
  11. News: Timepoints The Southern California Traction Review · Volumes 1-7 . Southern California Division, Electric Railroaders' Association . 1950 . 7.
  12. News: Busses Take Over A Line; Other Changes . 21 December 2022 . The Los Angeles Times . Newspapers.com . July 1, 1946 . 13.

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