UNIVERSITY LINE

ROUTE: From the Santa Fe Railroad Station at E. 2^nd Street and Santa Fe Avenue, south on Santa Fe to E. 3^rd Street. West on 3^rd to Hill Street, south on Hill to W. 8^th Street, west on 8^th to Figueroa Street, south on Figueroa to W. 11^th Street, west on 11^th to Georgia Avenue, south on Georgia to W. 16^th Street. West on 16^th (Venice Boulevard) to Burlington and Hoover Street to W. 24^th Street, west on 24^th to Vermont Avenue, south on Vermont to Jefferson Avenue, west on Jefferson to Arlington Avenue. The line was made part of the Los Angeles Railway.

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UNIVERSITY LINE (1895-1905)

Formed from the Los Angeles Consolidated Electric Railway’s University Line.

ROUTE: From Vermont and Santa Monica (Exposition Boulevard) Avenues, north on McClintock Avenue to W. 32^nd, east on 32^nd to Hoover Street. North on Hoover to Union Avenue, northeast on Union to W. 23^rd to Estrella Avenue. North on Estrella to W. Washington Avenue, east on Washington to Flower Street, north on Flower to W. 10^th Street. East on 10^th to Broadway, north on Broadway to W. 4^th Street, east on 4^th to Spring Street, north on Spring to W. 2^nd Street.

1901: Extended south on Vermont from Santa Monica Street to W. 46^th (then 39^th) Street, east on 46^th to Agricultural (Exposition) Park.

1905: For a short time the line was extended north via Main Street, Sunset Boulevard, Buena Vista Street (North Broadway) and Pasadena Avenue where it split:

1. One branch went north on Griffin Avenue to Avenue 33.

2. The other went west on Avenue 20, Dayton Avenue (N. Figueroa), Marmion Way and Monte Vista Street to Avenue 60.

This arrangement only lasted until about 1907, when the line was rerouted back to the Temple Block at Main and Temple Streets.

NOVEMBER 1910: Made part of the Los Angles Railway Corporation’s University and Central line.

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UNIVERSITY AND CENTRAL LINE (1910-1920)

Formed from the Los Angeles Railway Company’s University Line and Central Line, plus trackage built by the Los Angeles and Redondo Railway Company (for the Los Angeles Railway Company) on Dalton Street.

ROUTE: From Slauson and Central Avenues, north on Central to E. 2^nd Street, west on 2^nd to Spring Street, south on Spring to W. 10^th Street. West on 10^th Street, south on Flower to Washington Avenue, west on Washington Avenue to Estrella Avenue, south on Estrella to W. 23^rd Street. West on 23^rd to Union Avenue, south on Union and Hoover Street to W. 32^nd Street, west on 32^nd to McClintock Avenue, southwest on McClintock to Vermont Avenue, south on Vermont to W. 39^th Street. Here it split into three branches:

1. East on 39^th to the entrance to Agricultural (Exposition) Park.

2. West on 39^th and via 39^th, Denker Street and 39^th to Western Avenue.

3. South on Vermont to Santa Barbara Avenue west on Santa Barbara to Dalton Avenue, south on Dalton to W. 45^th Street.

FEBRUARY 1915: Abandoned on W. 39^th to the gate of Agricultural Park.

1919: Dalton Avenue branch cut back from W. 45^th Street to Vernon Avenue, then routed west on Vernon to Arlington Avenue.

MAY 9, 1920: Became the ‘U’-University and Central Avenue Line, rerouted on Flower, W. 10^th and Spring Streets. The new route was from Washington Avenue and Figueroa Street, north on Figueroa to W. 6^th Street, east on 6^th to Olive Street, north on Olive to W. 5^th Street, east on 5^th to Central Avenue. Trackage on Central from E. 2^nd Street to E. 5^th Street was retained as service trackage.

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‘U’-UNIVERSITY AND CENTRAL AVENUE LINE (1920-1947)

Formed from the University and Central Line and the Manchester Avenue branch of the Vermont Avenue and E. 4^th Street Line. Service began May 9, 1920.

ROUTE: From Manchester and S. Vermont Avenues, and also from S. Western Avenue and W. 39^th Street, east on 39^th to Vermont Avenue. Both branches turn north on Vermont to McClintock Avenue, northeast on McClintock to W. 32^nd Street, east on 32^nd to Hoover Street. North on Hoover to Union Avenue, northeast on Union to W. 23^rd Street, east on 23^rd to Estrella Avenue. North on Estrella to Washington Avenue, east on Washington to Figueroa Street, north on Figueroa to W. 6^th Street. East on 6^th to Olive, north on Olive to W. 5^th Street. East on 5^th to Central Avenue, south on Central to Slauson Avenue. This routing involved one of the biggest changes then made in the downtown. Originally the line went east on Washington to Flower Street, north on Flower to W. 10^th Street, east on 10^th to Main Street, north on Main to Spring Street, north on Spring to 2^nd Street, east on 2^nd to Central Avenue, south on Central to Slauson Avenue. Trackage on Flower Street and W. 10^th was transferred to the ‘W’-Line Trackage on Central between 2^nd Street and 5^th Street was retained for shop access.

DECEMBER 20, 1920: Line on S. Vermont Avenue cut back from Manchester Avenue to Florence Avenue South of Florence taken over by ‘F’-Line.

MAY 24, 1928: W. 5^th Street cut through from Olive Street to Figueroa Street, with the line rerouted off 6^th Street to W. 5^th eliminating the jog south of Olive from 5^th to 6^th Streets. Trackage abandoned on Olive from 5^th Street to 6^th.

JULY 9, 1930: Night service on W. 39^th Street branch taken over by a shuttle.

OCTOBER 19, 1930: Night service on W. 39^th Street branch restored.

JUNE 12, 1932: Service on the W. 39^th Street branch transferred to the ‘K’-Line.

AUGUST 14, 1932: Service on W. 39^th Street branch restored to the ‘U’-Line.

OCTOBER 5, 1941: Rail service on W. 39^th Street branch abandoned.

AUGUST 3, 1947: ‘U’-Line eliminated. ‘F’-Line takes over portion on S. Vermont from Florence Avenue to Santa Barbara Avenue. Trackage on McClintock, 32^nd, Hoover, Union, 23^rd and Estrella Avenue abandoned with no replacement. Service on Central Avenue taken over by the ‘3’ Trolley Coach Line.