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I (Los Angeles Railway)

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I
Overview
LocaleLos Angeles
Service
TypeStreetcar
SystemLos Angeles Railway
History
Opened1919 (1919)
ClosedNovember 1, 1939 (1939-11-01)
Technical
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
ElectrificationOverhead line600 V DC
Route map

1925–1939
Beverly and Bonnie Brae
 D 
Beverly and Belmont
 2 
1st and Beaudry
1st and Figueroa
1st and Flower
1st and Olive
1st and Hill
 A   L   2 
 
1st and Broadway
 A   L   P   W 
 2   5   10 
 P 

I was a streetcar route in Los Angeles, California. It was owned and operated by the Los Angeles Railway.

History

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The route was created from a former section of the West 1st and West 6th Street Line in 1919. It ran from 2nd and San Pedro to Alvarado and West 6th, mainly on West 1st Street. In the rerouting scheme of 1920, the route was shortened to 2nd and Broadway at the eastern end. It was given the letter designation I in 1921.[1][2] Further rounds of truncation occurred between 1921 and 1932, usually related to road works.[3] These left the outbound terminal at Bonnie Brae Street, where passengers could connect to a D car.[4] Service ceased after November 1, 1939.[3]

Sources

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  1. ^ "May 1: This Date in Los Angeles Transportation History". Metro Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved February 16, 2022. 1921: Large letter signs indicating the routes of different lines are placed on top of Los Angeles Railway streetcars.
  2. ^ "Cars To Have Letter Signs" (PDF). Two Bells. Vol. 1, no. 48. Los Angeles Railway. May 2, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "'I'". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
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