8 (Los Angeles Railway)

8 was a streetcar line in Los Angeles, California. It was operated by the Los Angeles Railway from 1932 to 1955.[1] The route ran from Spring and Temple Streets to 54th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard, by way of Spring Street, Main Street, Broadway Place, Broadway, and 54th Street.[2]

Geographic map; 8 is in blue
8
Overview
OwnerLos Angeles Railway
LocaleLos Angeles
TerminiSpring and Temple Streets
54th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard
Stations27
Service
TypeStreetcar
SystemLos Angeles Railway
History
Opened1932
ClosedMay 22, 1955 (1955-05-22)
Technical
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification600 V DC overhead line
Route map

1934–1946
Spring and Sunset
Spring and Califnornia
Spring and Temple
Spring and 1st
 P 
Spring and 2nd
 9 
Spring and 3rd
Spring and 4th
Spring and 5th
Spring and 6th
Spring and 7th
 J   R   S 
Spring and 8th
Main and 9th
 F 
Main and 10th
Broadway Place
 5 
Main and 12th
Main and Pico
Main and Venice
Main and Washington
Main and 21st
Main and 23rd
Main and Adams
Main and 30th
Main and Jefferson
 F   5 
Main and Broadway Place
Broadway Place and 38th
Broadway Place and Santa Barbara
Broadway and 41st
Broadway and 42nd
Broadway and Vernon
 V 
Broadway and 46th
Broadway and 47th
Broadway and 49th
Broadway and 51st
Broadway and 54th
 7 
54th and Figueroa
54th and Hoover
 F 
54th and Vermont
54th and Budlong
54th and Normandie
54th and Denker
54th and Western
Chesterfield Square
54th and Wilton
54th and Van Ness
54th and 2nd Avenue
54th and 4th Avenue
54th and 6th Avenue
54th and 8th Avenue
54th and 10th Avenue
54th and Crenshaw
 5 

Sources

  1. "May 22: This Date in Los Angeles Transportation History". Metro Primary Resources. Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Museum and Archive. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. H.P. Noordwal (1938). "Route Map Los Angeles Railway Electric Car and Bus Routes" (Map). Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Los Angeles Railway. "Alternate link" (Map). via Google.
  • "Los Angeles Railway". Electric Rail Heritage Association.
  • "'8'". Electric Rail Heritage Association. Retrieved 19 September 2020.


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