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8 (Los Angeles Railway)

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8
Overview
OwnerLos Angeles Railway
LocaleLos Angeles
Termini
Stations27
Service
TypeStreetcar
SystemLos Angeles Railway
History
OpenedJune 12, 1932 (1932-06-12)
ClosedMay 22, 1955 (1955-05-22)
Technical
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
ElectrificationOverhead line600 V DC
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 

8 was a streetcar line in Los Angeles, California. It was operated by the Los Angeles Railway from 1932 to 1955.[1][2]

History

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In 1932 the M line was split up into several distinct services — the Moneta Avenue branch became the basis of the new 8 line. The new service ran from Spring Street and Temple Street outbound to Manchester Avenue and South Broadway.[2][3][4][5]

Geographic map; the 8 route from 1934 to 1946 is in blue

In 1934 the line was rerouted, integrating part of the former 9. The line 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][6] Off-peak service to Los Angeles Union Station began in August 1943. Starting in 1946 the line absorbed part of the former N to Union Station,[7] enabling full time service for the line.[2]

Tracks at Union station were transferred to the F line in 1949, with the 8 taking up former F trackage to Mission Road and Selig Place. Streetcar service ended on May 22, 1955.[1]

Sources

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  1. ^ a b "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 January 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "'8'". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Spring Street Extension to be Opened This Week". Los Angeles Times. June 19, 1932. p. 17. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  4. ^ "Transit Routes to Change". Los Angeles Times. June 3, 1932. p. 17. Retrieved July 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  5. ^ "New Street Car Routes in Effect". Los Angeles Times. June 13, 1932. p. 13. Retrieved July 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Busses Take Over A Line; Other Changes". The Los Angeles Times. July 1, 1946. p. 13. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
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