P (Los Angeles Railway)

P was a line operated by the Los Angeles Railway from 1895 to 1958, and by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority from 1958 to 1963.

P
Overview
TypeLight rail
SystemLos Angeles Railway, Los Angeles MTA
LocaleLos Angeles, East Los Angeles
TerminiPico and Rimpau boulevards
Brooklyn Avenue and Rowan Avenue
Stations34
Operation
Opened1920
Closed1963
OwnerLos Angeles MTA
Technical
Track gaugeNarrow
ElectrificationOverhead lines
Route map

Pico and Rimpau
Pico and Crenshaw
Pico and Arlington
Pico and Wilton
Pico and Western
Pico and Harvard
Pico and Vermont
 V 
Pico and Hoover
Pico and Alvarado
I-110
Pico and Georgia
Pico and Figueroa
Pico and Flower
Pico and Hope
Pico and Grand
 J 
Pico and Hill
Pico and Broadway
Broadway and 11th
Broadway and 9th
 5 
Broadway and 7th
 J 
Broadway and 5th
Broadway and 1st
 5 
1st and Spring
1st and Main
1st and Alameda
1st and Vignes
Southern Pacific RR
1st and Mission
1st and Boyle
1st and State
1st and Soto
1st and Fresno
1st and Lorena
1st and Indiana
1st and Rowan
Rowan and Brooklyn
other lines

History

Pico Street Electric Railway (1887-88)

The first streetcar line on Pico Boulevard was short lived, running from an Orange Grove at Lorde Street (present-day Harvard Boulevard) to the Plaza de Los Angeles by way of Pico, Maple Avenue, 7th Street, San Julian Street, 3rd Street, and Los Angeles Street. The company went under almost immediately.

The Modern Route

The Pico and First Street Line was one of the first routes built by the new Los Angeles Railway in 1895. Its route lay between Pico and Van Ness Avenue on the west and Brooklyn and Rowan avenues on the east, via Pico Boulevard, Main Street, Broadway, 1st Street, and Rowan Avenue. In 1919, Broadway was extended south from 11th and Main to Pico Boulevard, removing the line from Main Street entirely. In 1920, the route was extended west to the Rimpau Loop and renamed P. Its route was unchanged for the rest of its existence.

Gage Street Shuttle Line

As part of the Los Angeles Railway's expansion, a shuttle line was built north from Rowan and Dozier along Rowan, Hammel and Gage to Blanchard Street, at the foot of what is now City Terrace. Ridership was very low and the route was discontinued by LATL.

Sources

Electric Rail Heritage Association


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