8 (Los Angeles Railway)

8
8
Overview
Owner	Los Angeles Railway
Locale	Los Angeles
Termini	Spring and Temple Streets; 54th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard;
Stations	27
Service
Type	Streetcar
System	Los Angeles Railway
History
Opened	June 12, 1932
Closed	May 22, 1955
Technical
Track gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification	600 V DC overhead line
Route map
1934–1946

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

History

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

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

External links

8 Line Archives — Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society
"Los Angeles Railway". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California.

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[May22-1] "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 January 29, 2021.

[erha-2] "'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.

[4] "Transit Routes to Change". Los Angeles Times. June 3, 1932. p. 17. Retrieved July 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "New Street Car Routes in Effect". Los Angeles Times. June 13, 1932. p. 13. Retrieved July 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[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.