A (Los Angeles Railway)

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

This article is about a historical rail line in Los Angeles. For the modern light rail line, see A Line (Los Angeles Metro).
A
Overview
LocaleLos Angeles
Service
TypeStreetcar
SystemLos Angeles Railway
Daily ridership14,775 (1940)[1]
History
OpenedMay 4, 1920 (1920-05-04)
ClosedJune 30, 1946 (1946-06-30)
Technical
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification600 V DC overhead line
Route map

1939–1946
 Fountain and Edgemont
 Fountain and San Bernardino
discontinued 1942
 Fountain and Vermont
 Fountain and Virgil
 Virgil and Santa Monica
Virgil and Melrose
 Melrose and Clinton
 Clinton and Hoover
 Hoover and Bellvue
 Hoover and Plata
 Hoover and Temple
 Temple and Robinson
 Temple and Vendome
 Temple and Occidental
 Temple and Rampart
 Temple and Carondelet
 Temple and Alvarado
 Temple and Bonnie Brae
 Temple and Belmont
 Temple and Glendale
Temple and Douglas
 Temple and Edgeware
 Temple and Beaudry
 Temple and Figueroa
 Temple and Grand
 Temple and Hill
Hill Street tunnel
 Hill and 1st
 Hill and 3rd
Angels Flight
 Hill and 4th
Hill and 5th  D   U   3 
 Hill and 6th
 Hill and 7th  J   R   S 
 Hill and 8th
 Hill and 9th  N 
 Hill and 11th  W 
 Hill and 12th
 Hill and Pico  P   9 
 Hill and Venice
 Venice and Grand  J   9 
 Venice and Hope
 Venice and Flower  W 
 Venice and Figueroa  U 
 Venice and Burlington
Burlington and Washington  W 
 Hoover and 24th
 24th and Vermont  V 
 24th and Normandie
 Adams and Harvard
 Adams and Western
 Adams and Arlington
 Adams and Crenshaw
 Adams and Brea
 Adams and Alsace
Los Angeles Railway lines
Pacific Electric Railway lines

History
1920–1932

Los Angeles Railway rerouted many lines in 1920, assigning them letter designations the following year.[2][3] 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.[4] 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]

1932–1939

A new A line started service on June 12, 1932. 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.[7]

1939–46

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.[6]

Sources
  1. Breivogel, Milton; Bate, Stuart (1942). Mass Transiit Facilities and Master Plan of Parkways (PDF) (Report). Los Angeles City Planning Commission. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. "May 1: This Date in Los Angeles Transportation History". Metro Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 16 February 2022. 1921: Large letter signs indicating the routes of different lines are placed on top of Los Angeles Railway streetcars.
  3. "Cars To Have Letter Signs" (PDF). Two Bells. Vol. 1, no. 48. Los Angeles Railway. May 2, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  4. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: 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 29 January 2021.
  5. "Car Marks to be Changed". Los Angeles Times. December 1, 1924. p. 27. Retrieved 11 February 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "'A'". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. 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.


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