HOMEWARD AVENUE LINE (1917-1920)

Formed from that portion of the Homeward and Vermont Avenue Line south of Manchester and Moneta Avenues.

ROUTE: From Moneta Avenue (South Broadway) and Manchester Avenue, south on Moneta to Athens Way, south on Athens Way to W. 116^th Street.

MAY 9, 1920: Became part of the South Broadway branch of the ‘M’-Line.

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‘M’-GRAND AND MONETA AVENUE LINE (1920-1931)

Formed from the western section of the Grand Avenue and North Broadway Line (from W. 54^th Street and Crenshaw Avenue to Lincoln Heights Avenue and Mission Road via 54^th Street, 48^th Street, Hoover, Grand, 7^th Street and North Broadway) and the Moneta Avenue branch of the Main Street Line. (From Manchester and Moneta Avenue to Highland Park via Moneta, Main, North Broadway, Pasadena Avenue, and N. Figueroa Street.)

ROUTE: From Crenshaw Avenue and W. 54^th Street, east on 54^th to 2^nd Avenue. North on 2^nd to W. 48^th Street, east on 48^th and right-of-way to Hoover Street. North on Hoover to Santa Barbara (King) Avenue, east on right-of-way along Santa Barbara to Grand Avenue. North on right-of-way along Grand to W. 11^th Street, east on 11^th to Broadway, north on Broadway to W. 2^nd Street. East on 2^nd to Spring Street, south on Spring and Main Streets to Moneta Avenue, south on Moneta to W. 54^th Street, where it split. One branch went west on 54^th Street to 2^nd Avenue, the other continued south on Moneta to Manchester Avenue.

1920: Trackage on W 54^th and W. 48^th reconciled W. 54^th extended to Crenshaw from 2^nd Avenue, W. 48^th Street terminated at 2^nd Avenue, Second Avenue south front 48^th to 54^th was then used exclusively as access to the new Division 5 Car Barn at 54^th and 2^nd Avenue.

1920: W. 48^th extended west from 2^nd Avenue to 6^th Avenue and W. 48^th Street.

AUGUST 12, 1923: Cut back on Grand Avenue from W. 11^th Street to Pico Avenue, then east on to Broadway.

JUNE 1, 1924: Moneta Avenue Line extended south from Manchester Avenue to Athens Avenue, south on Athens to W. 116^th Street, taking over operation of the South Broadway Shuttle.

SEPTEMBER 14, 1924: Two new branches established (on trackage already in use by other lines):

1. From Hoover Street and Santa Barbara Avenue west on Santa Barbara to Dalton Avenue, south on Dalton to Vernon, west on Vernon to Arlington Avenue.

2. On Santa Barbara, west to 3^rd Avenue.

Both branches were through-routed with the W. 54^th Street branch and the W. 48^th Street branch was through-routed with the Moneta Avenue branch.

AUGUST 13, 1930: Service on the Santa Barbara Avenue branch, from Hoover Street west to 3^rd Avenue, reduced to morning rush hour service on weekdays and Saturday; no Sunday service.

MAY 31, 1931: West 48^th Street Line extended west from 48^th and 6^th Avenue to 48^th and Crenshaw Avenue.

JUNE 12, 1932: Line broken up. Service on Moneta Avenue (South Broadway) became the ‘7’- and ‘8’-Lines, W. 48^th and W. 54^th became the ‘9’-Line, while Dalton and Vernon became the ‘10’-Line.

‘M’-MATEO STREET LINE (1939-1941)

Formed from the Mateo Street Shuttle, operation begun May 19, 1939.

ROUTE: From E. 1^st Street and Santa Fe Avenue, south on Santa Fe and Mateo Street to E. 7^th Street.

OCTOBER 4, 1941: Rail service abandoned.