Talk:Los Angeles Railway/lines

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# 1920 name Origin Post-1920 history
A West Adams & Lincoln Park West Adams: LAIU
Lincoln Park: LARy North Broadway
West Adams: became 2/3 by 1928; back to A by 1938; became 11 bus by 1954, 44 by 1972 now 37
Lincoln Park: became 3 by 1928, 10 by 1938, 9 by 1954, 12 by 1972 now 45
designation: gone by 1928; restored on West Adams and replaced C Angeleno by 1938; gone by 1954
B Brooklyn & Hooper Avenue Brooklyn: PERy
Hooper: LARy
Brooklyn: became 2 bus by 1954 now 68
Hooper: became 2 bus by 1954 now 55 (partially)
designation: gone by 1954
C Angeleno & Crown Hill PERy Angeleno: became A (realigned with two branches) by 1938, 35 bus (only?) by 1954; entirely gone by 1972
Crown Hill: became 2 by 1938; entirely gone by 1954
designation: replaced T Temple, as well as retaining Angeleno and Crown Hill, by 1928; gone by 1938
D West Sixth Street (Arcade Depot) West Sixth: LAIU
Arcade Depot: PERy
Gone by 1954 (redundant to new 3)
designation: gone by 1954
E Eagle Rock & Hawthorne Eagle Rock: LARy
Hawthorne: LA&RRy Inglewood
Eagle Rock: became 5/6 by 1938; 6 eliminated by 1954; became 7 by 1972 now 84
Hawthorne: became 5/6 by 1938; 6 eliminated by 1954 now 40
(what's the difference? was 5 a short turn of 6?)
designation: gone by 1938
F East Fourth & Hoover Street East Fourth: LAIU Boyle Heights; LARy Boyle Heights
Hoover: LA&RRy Sunnyside; LARy Dalton
East Fourth: became 47 bus by 1954 now M40
Hoover: Dalton branch became M by 1928, 10 by 1938, and 27 bus by 1954 now 105 (Hoover branch remained F; became 6 by 1972 now 204)
designation: truncated to downtown by 1954
G Griffith & Griffin Avenue Griffith: LARy
Griffin: LARy Main
Griffith: totally gone by 1954
Griffin: became 2 by 1928, 25 bus by 1954 now 252 (46 until 2007)
designation: extended over (but didn't replace) C Angeleno by 1928; truncated to downtown (ending on a new track on North Spring) by 1938; gone by 1954
H Maple & Heliotrope Drive Maple: LARy
Heliotrope: LARy West 7th
Maple: became 49 bus by 1954 now 48
Heliotrope: became 4 bus by 1954 now 10
designation: gone by 1954
I West First Street LARy Westlake became 44 bus by 1954 now 14
designation: gone by 1954
J West Jefferson & Huntington Park West Jefferson: LAIU; PERy
Huntington Park: LARy Santa Fe
West Jefferson: became 9 by 1972 now 38
Huntington Park: became 9 by 1972 now 60
K East Jefferson & 38th Street (Coliseum) LARy Main Extended south on Vermont (overlapping U University) by 1938; truncated back and became 18 bus by 1954 now 102
designation: gone by 1954
L West 11th and Lincoln Park West 11th: LARy West 11th, West 9th
Lincoln Park: LARy East Main
West 11th: became 4 bus by 1954 now 28
Lincoln Park: became O by 1928, 8 by 1954 now 76
designation: replaced T Temple by 1938; gone by 1954
M Grand & Moneta Grand: LARy
Moneta: LA&RRy; LARy Main
Grand: became 9 by 1938, 10 by 1972 now 608 (partially)
Moneta: became 7 and 8 (two branches) by 1938 now 45 and gone (was 107 until recently)
designation: replaced F Hoover Dalton branch by 1928; gone by 1938
N West Ninth and East Second Street West 9th: LARy
East 2nd: LARy Washington
West 9th: became 25 bus by 1954 now 66? (beyond Vermont became S by 1954, 29 by 1972 now 66)
East 2nd: became B?? by 1938; definitely gone by 1972
designation: truncated to downtown by 1938?; gone by 1954
O South Main Street (missing from the 1920 list) LARy (post-merger) became 49 bus by 1954 now 48
designation: replaced L Lincoln Park by 1928
P West Pico and East First Street West Pico: LARy Pico Heights
East 1st: LARy Boyle Heights
West Pico: became 26 by 1972 now 30/31
East 1st: became 26 by 1972 now 30/31
R Stephenson (Whittier) & West 7th Street Stephenson: LARy
West 7th: LARy
Stephenson: became 28 by 1972 now 18
West 7th: became 3 by 1938, 3 bus by 1954, 28 by 1972 now 16
designation: extended out West 3rd Street on partially new tracks by 1938; became 28 by 1972 now 16
S San Pedro & Western Avenue San Pedro: LARy
Western: LAIU Westlake Park, LARy West 7th
San Pedro: 29 by 1972 now 51/52
Western: eliminated as redundant by 1954
designation: replaced N beyond Vermont by 1954
T Temple Street PERy became C by 1928, L by 1938, 11 bus by 1954, 42 by 1972 now 10
designation: gone by 1938
U University & Central Avenue University: LARy
Central: LARy
University: eliminated as redundant by 1954
Central: 3 bus by 1954 now 53
designation: gone by 1954
V Vernon & Vermont Avenue LARy (post-merger); PERy South Vermont 95 by 1972 now 105, 204
W Washington & Garvanza Washington: LARy
Garvanza: LARy Main
Washington: 12 by 1972 now 35 (68 until recently)
Garvanza: Eagle Rock branch became 25 bus by 1954 now 81 (York branch remained; became 6 by 1972 now 83)
2 Replaced A West Adams and G Griffin by 1928; moved from A West Adams to C Crown Hill by 1938; completely moved as bus to B Brooklyn & Hooper by 1954
3 Replaced A West Adams & Lincoln Park by 1928; completely moved to replace only R West 7th beyond Westlake Park by 1938; became bus and extended over U Central by 1954
4 Didn't exist in 1938; replaced as bus H Heliotrope and L West 11th by 1954
5 Replaced E Eagle Rock & Hawthorne by 1938; truncated to only E Hawthorne by 1972
6 Replaced E Eagle Rock & Hawthorne by 1938 (short turn?); gone by 1954; replaced F Hoover Hoover branch and W Garvanza York branch by 1972
7 Replaced M Moneta Manchester branch by 1938; extended over E Eagle Rock by 1972
8 Replaced M Moneta 54th branch by 1938; extended over L Lincoln Park by 1954
9 Replaced M Grand by 1938; extended over A Lincoln Park by 1954; completely moved to replace J West Jefferson & Huntington Park by 1972
10 Replaced A Lincoln Park and F Hoover Dalton branch by 1938; gone by 1954; replaced M Grand by 1972
11 Replaced as bus A West Adams and T Temple by 1954; gone by 1972
12 Replaced A Lincoln Park and W Washington by 1972