S (Los Angeles Railway)
Los Angeles Railway line
S was a streetcar line in Los Angeles, California. Early parts of the line opened in 1898 under the Main, Fifth and San Pedro Railway, an arm of the Los Angeles Railway. After the rerouting of Yellow Car lines in 1920, the service acquired its letter designation. Los Angeles railway operated the service until 1958, then by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority from 1958 to 1963. The route was very popular due to its proximity to Hollywood as well as the sizable manufacturing district in South Los Angeles.
History
San Pedro Line
The Main, Fifth and San Pedro Railway constructed a streetcar line on its namesake streets in 1898.
Eleventh Street Line
Beginning in September 1910, the Los Angeles Railway rerouted several cars though downtown to relieve congestion. The North Main and West Eleventh Street car line, formerly operating in Hoover and West Eleventh Streets and via Broadway, Spring and Main Streets to Eastside Park, began running west from Hoover Street in Tenth Street to Gramercy Place, then the terminal of the West Eleventh Street Line. In October 1917, work began on an extension west to Los Angeles High School.
S Line (1911–1963)
With the great rerouting of 1920, a new curve at Seventh and San Pedro was required to connect the San Pedro Line with the Western Avenue line.
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