STEPHENSON AVENUE LINE (1918-1920)

Formed from the eastern portion of the 7^th and Stephenson Line.

ROUTE: From Hope and W. 7^th Street east on 7^th to Boyle Street, north on Boyle to Stephenson Avenue (Whittier Boulevard), east on Stephenson to Eastern Avenue.

MAY 9, 1920: Became part of the ‘R’-Whittier Boulevard and West 3^rd Street Line.

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‘R’-WHITTIER BOULEVARD AND W. 3^rd Street LINE (1920-1947)

Formed from the Stephenson Avenue Line and the West 6^th Street Line; service begun May 9, l920.

ROUTE: From Eastern Avenue and Whittier Boulevard, west on Whittier to Boyle Avenue, south on Boyle to E. 7^th Street, west on 7^th to Alvarado Street, north on Alvarado to W. 6^th Street, west on 6^th to right-of-way near Gramercy Place, north on right-of-way to W. 3^rd Street, west on 3^rd to Larchmont Boulevard, north on Larchmont to Melrose Avenue.

JULY 25, 1920: Service cut back to W. 6^th Street and Rampart Boulevard due to a shortage of four-motored cars needed on the grades on 6^th Street west of Rampart. ‘D’-Line took over service west of Rampart to Larchmont Boulevard and Melrose Avenue.

AUGUST 26, 1923: Service restored by ‘R’-Line west from Rampart Boulevard and W. 6^th Street to Larchmont Boulevard and Melrose Avenue. A new branch was established by taking over a shuttle operation from W. 3^rd and Larchmont, west on 3^rd Street to La Brea Avenue. ‘D’-Line cut back to Rampart Boulevard.

JULY 13, 1924: Due to power shortage, service on 3^rd Street west of Larchmont Boulevard to La Brea operated afternoon rush hours only, with shuttle service at all other times.

JANUARY 4, 1926: Full service restored from Larchmont Boulevard to La Brea Avenue.

AUGUST 22, 1926. Due to rebuilding the E. 7^th Street trestle, line detoured from E. 7^th Street and Boyle Avenue, south on new trackage on Boyle to E. 9^th Street (Olympic Boulevard), west on new trackage on 9^th Street Viaduct to Mateo Street, north on Existing trackage on Mateo Street (‘J’-Line) to 7^th Street where it rejoined original routing.

SEPTEMBER 19, 1927: E. 7^th Street viaduct completed, service returned to normal.

JANUARY 11, 1931: Utilizing new trackage on W. 3^rd Street west from Western Avenue west to Gramercy Place, line rerouted (with no change of name) from Whittier Boulevard, west on Whittier to Boyle Avenue, south on Boyle to E. 7^th Street, west on 7^th to Vermont Avenue, north on Vermont to W. 3^rd Street, west on 3^rd to La Brea Avenue, Larchmont branch transferred to a new ‘3’-Line.

DECEMBER 11, 1937: Loop established at Whittier Boulevard and Brannick Street.

FEBRUARY 11, 1943: Experimental turnback service established in conjunction with the ‘3’-Line, utilizing a loop formed by W. 6^th Street, Gramercy right of-way, W. 3^rd Street and Vermont Avenue back to W. 6^th Street, with certain cars utilizing this loop instead of going to their western terminus. (apparently this experiment lasted only a short time.)

AUGUST 3, 1947: Revised and renamed the Whittier Boulevard and West 7^th Street Line.

‘R’-WHITTIER BOULEVARD AND WEST 7^th STREET LINE (1947-1950)

Formed by revision of the Whittier Boulevard and West 3^rd Street Line; service begun August 3, 1947.

ROUTE: From Whittier and Brannick Street loop, west on Whittier Boulevard to Boyle Avenue, south on Boyle to E. 7^th Street. West on 7^th to Vermont Avenue, north on Vermont to W. 3^rd Street, west on 3^rd to Gramercy Place. (‘S’-Line took over service from Gramercy Place right-of-way west on 3^rd to La Brea Avenue.)

JULY 25, 1948: Line revised, rerouted from W. 3^rd and Vermont, north on Vermont Avenue, to a new loop at W. 1^st and Vermont, service west on 3^rd from Vermont Avenue to Gramercy Place to ‘S’-Line.

SEPTEMBER 10, 1950: West end of line rerouted to Larchmont Boulevard and Melrose Avenue; renamed ‘R’-Whittier Boulevard and West 3^rd Street Line.

‘R’-WHITTIER BOULEVARD AND WEST 3^rd STREET LINE (1950-1963)

Formed from a revision of the ‘R’-Whittier Boulevard and West 7^th Street Line; service started September 10, 1950.

ROUTE: From Whittier Boulevard and Brannick Street loop, west on Whittier to Boyle Street, south on Boyle to E. 7^th Street, west on 7^th to Vermont Avenue, north on Vermont to W. 3^rd Street, west on 3^rd to Larchmont Boulevard, north on Larchmont to Melrose Avenue, taking over ‘S’-Line service on 3^rd and Larchmont. The balance of service to La Brea was taken over by ‘3’-(trolley coach) Line, which was extended to Fairfax Avenue (from La Brea Avenue.)

JUNE 1954: Service cut back to W. 3^rd and Gramercy Place, where a wye was built on part of the old right-of-way. Service on Larchmont Boulevard abandoned with no replacement.

MARCH 3, 1963: All rail service abandoned.