Talk:Pacific Electric Railway/downtown routings

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1904 1906 1908

Many of these lines went to the Los Angeles Railway in 1911 and were assigned letters in 1920.

Los Angeles Inter-Urban Railway
  • West Adams Street Line (LARy A)
  • Jefferson Street Line (LARy J)
  • Westlake Park Line (LARy S)
  • Boyle Heights Line (LARy F)
  • West Sixth Street Line (LARy D)


  • Edendale Line (PERy Edendale Line)
  • Glendale Line (PERy Glendale Line)

Initially via Central-Ceres-6th-Olive-7th-Figueroa-2nd-Glendale, with the Glendale Line beginning at 6th & Main; later moved to 6th-Figueroa; Glendale Line moved to the subway 1925-12-01


  • San Pedro Line (PERy San Pedro via Torrance Line)

Initially via Main-3rd-Hill-16th-Burlington-Hoover-24th-Vermont; moved to via Watts 1912-03-19


Pacific Electric Railway
  • West Temple Street Line (LARy T)
  • Angelino Heights Line (LARy C)
  • Crown Hill Line (LARy C)
  • Brooklyn Avenue Line (LARy B)
  • Arcade Depot Line (LARy D)
  • Jefferson and South Vermont Avenue Line (LARy F) - was LAIU University Line


  • Watts Line (PERy Watts Line)
  • Interurban lines: Long Beach, San Pedro, Alamitos Bay, Huntington Beach, Newport, Whittier, Santa Ana

Initially via Commercial-Los Angeles-1st-Main-9th-Long Beach, with the interurbans beginning at 6th & Main; later truncated to 6th & Main, and alternate routes opened via the elevated or 7th


  • Ninth & Mateo-Church of Angels Line (PERy Avenue 64 Line)
  • Interurban lines: Pasadena, Mount Lowe, Sierra Madre, San Gabriel, Monrovia, race tracks, Glendora, Covina

Initially via Mateo-9th-Main-1st-Los Angeles-Aliso, with the interurbans beginning at 6th & Main; later truncated to 6th & Main with East Ninth Street a shuttle (abandoned by 1916), and alternate routes opened via the elevated or 7th


Los Angeles Pacific Railroad
  • Santa Monica Line (PERy Santa Monica via Sawtelle Line)
  • Redondo etc. (PERy Redondo Beach-Del Rey Line)

Always via 4th-Hill-16th


  • Hollywood Line (PERy Hollywood-Venice Line)
  • Colegrove Line (PERy Westgate Line)
  • Elysian Park Line (PERy Echo Park Avenue Line)

Initially via Hill-4th-Spring-Main-Sunset; moved to Hill-Sunset 1909-09-15; some moved to the subway 1926-02-07


Los Angeles and Redondo Railway
  • Inglewood and Redondo Beach Line (PERy Hawthorne-El Nido, LARy E)
  • Sunnyside & Strawberry Park Line (PERy Vermont Avenue, LARy F)

Initially via Spring-2nd-Broadway-7th-Grand; moved to via Watts 1911-11-12


  • Moneta Avenue and Redondo Beach Line (PERy Redondo via Gardena Line, LARy M)

Initially via Spring-2nd-Broadway-Main-Moneta; moved to via Watts 1911-11-12