KUHRTS STREET-EASTLAKE PARK LINE (1895-1902)

Formed from the Los Angeles Consolidated Railway’s line of the same name, a horsecar line.

ROUTE: From W. 2^nd and Main Street, north on Main Street (Kuhrts Street, north of the Los Angeles River) to Mission Road, east on Mission Road to Selig Place.

FALL 1895: Converted to electric power.

SPRING 1902: Merged with the Maple Avenue Line to form the Maple Avenue and Eastlake Park Line.

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MAPLE STREET LINE (1895-1902)

Formed from the Los Angeles Consolidated Railway’s line of the same name, built by the Los Angeles Electric Railway Company, the original electric line in the city (which failed.)

ROUTE: From W. 5^th and Spring Streets, east on 5^th to Maple Street, south on Maple to E. 32^nd Street.

SPRING 1902: Revised and rerouted on N. Main and Mission Road to Eastlake (Lincoln) Park and renamed the Maple Avenue and Eastlake Park Line.

MAPLE AVENUE AND EASTLAKE PARK LINE (1902-1907)

Formed from the Maple Street Line and the Kuhrts Street--Eastlake Park Line in Spring 1902.

ROUTE: From E. 32^nd Street and Maple Avenue, north on Maple to E. 5^th Street, west on 5^th to Spring Street, north on Spring and Main Streets to Mission Road, east on Mission to Selig Place.

FEBRUARY 1, 1904: Maple Avenue portion extended south on Maple from 32^nd to Woodlawn Avenue, south on Woodlawn to Santa Barbara Avenue, east on Santa Barbara to Wall Street, south on Wall to San Pedro Place, south on San Pedro Place to Vernon Avenue, west on Vernon to Main Street.

SEPTEMBER 25, 1904: Extended further south, from San Pedro Place and Wall Street, south on Wall to E. 53^rd Street, east on 53^rd to San Pedro Avenue Trackage abandoned from Wall and San Pedro Place, south on San Pedro Place to Vernon, west on Vernon to Main Street.

FALL 1907: Revised, with Eastlake Park branch made part of the W. 11^th and Main Street Line, the Maple Street branch became the second Maple Avenue Line.

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MAPLE AVENUE LINE (1907-1910)

Formed from the Maple Avenue branch of the Maple Avenue and Eastlake Park Line.

ROUTE: From Temple Block, south on Main to E. 5^th Street, east on 5^th to Maple Avenue, south on Maple and Woodlawn Avenues to Santa Barbara Avenue, east on Santa Barbara to Wall Street, south on Wall Street to E. 53^rd Street, east on 53^rd to San Pedro Avenue.

NOVEMBER 1910: Became the Maple Avenue Line of the Los Angeles Railway Corporation.

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‘W’-WEST Washington AND GARVANZA LINE (1920-1932)

Formed from the west end of the Washington and Maple Avenue Line and the north end of the Main Street Line. Service started May 9, 1920.

ROUTE: From W. Washington Avenue and Rimpau Street, east on Washington to Flower Street. North on Flower to W. 10^th Street, east on 10^th (Olympic Boulevard) to Main Street, north on Main to Sunset Boulevard. West on Sunset to North Broadway, north on Broadway and Pasadena Avenue to Avenue 20 (San Fernando Road), north on Avenue 20 to Dayton Avenue (N. Figueroa Avenue.) North on Dayton, Marmion Way, right-of-way, Monte Vista Avenue to Avenue 61, east on Avenue 61 to Piedmont Avenue, north on Piedmont to the junction of Piedmont, York Boulevard and Annandale Boulevard (N. Figueroa Avenue), where the line split. One branch went west on York to Avenue 50, the other northwest on Annandale to Buena Vista Terrace, then via right-of-way to Eagle Rock Park.

FALL 1920: Rerouted downtown via Spring Street from S. Main. to N. Main Street.

APRIL 6, 1926: Due to rebuilding Spring Street, line rerouted from W. 1^st and Spring, east on 1^st to N. Main Street.

June 1926: Because of the opening of the Broadway Tunnel to streetcar traffic, line again rerouted downtown, from W. Washington Avenue and Flower Street, north on Flower to W. 11^th Street, east on 11^th to Broadway, then north on Broadway to the line’s regular route on North Broadway.

JANUARY 12, 1928: North end of Annandale Boulevard branch (N. Figueroa Avenue) cut back to Buena Vista Terrace. right-of-way north to Eagle Rock Park and a freight only continuation to an Edison Company power station were both abandoned. Service to Eagle Rock Park had been Sundays only and the lease on the park had run out.

JUNE 12, 1932: Name changed to ‘W’-West Washington and Highland Park Line with no change of route.

‘W’-WEST WASHINGTON AND HIGHLAND PARK LINE (1932-1955)

Formed from the ‘W’-West Washington and Garvanza Line with no change of route.

ROUTE: From Washington and Rimpau Avenues, east on Washington to Flower Street, north on Flower to W. 11^th Street, east on 11^th to Broadway. North on Broadway and Pasadena Avenue to San Fernando Road, west on San Fernando to N. Figueroa Avenue. North on Figueroa, Marmion Way and Monte Vista Avenue to Avenue 61, south on Avenue 61 to N. Figueroa Street. North on Figueroa to junction with York Boulevard where line split. One branch went west on York Boulevard to Avenue 50; the other continued northwest on Figueroa to Buena Vista Terrace, starting June 12, 1932.

NOVEMBER 25, 1937: Rerouted again downtown, from W. Washington Avenue and Figueroa Street, north on Figueroa (rather than Flower Street) to W. 11^th Street; trackage on Flower abandoned.

APRIL 18, 1948: Trackage abandoned on N Figueroa Street, north from York Boulevard to Buena Vista Terrace, all service to York Boulevard and Avenue 50.

MAY 22, 1955: Service north of Broadway and San Fernando Road to York Boulevard and Avenue 50 abandoned; service routed east on Broadway to Lincoln Park Avenue, south on Lincoln Park to Mission Road Renamed ‘W’-West Washington and North Broadway Line.

‘W’-WEST WASHINGTON AND NORTH BROADWAY LINE (1955-1956)

Formed from the ‘W’-West Washington and Highland Park Line and the north end of the ‘9’-West 48^th and Lincoln Park Avenue Line, on May 22, 1955.

ROUTE: From W. Washington and Rimpau Avenue east on Washington to Figueroa Street, north on Figueroa to W. 11^th Street, east on 11^th to Broadway, north on Broadway to Lincoln Park Avenue, south on Lincoln Park to Mission Road; ‘9’-Line abandoned.

NOVEMBER 18, 1956: Rail service abandoned.