K Line (Los Angeles Metro)
The K Line is a 5.9-mile (9.5 km) light rail line running north–south between the Jefferson Park and Westchester neighborhoods of Los Angeles, California, passing through various South Los Angeles neighborhoods and the city of Inglewood. It is one of six lines in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA). It opened on October 7, 2022, making it the system's newest line.
K Line train running alongside Florence Avenue in Inglewood, August 2022
South of Fairview Heights station, the K Line runs along the Harbor Subdivision right-of-way
To prepare for a LAX extension, Metro built two concrete ramp stubs west of the Aviation/LAX station.
K Line test train crosses Interstate 405 in August 2022
Jefferson Park, Los Angeles
Jefferson Park is a neighborhood in the South Los Angeles region of the City of Los Angeles, California. There are fourteen Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the neighborhood, and in 1987, the 1923 Spanish Colonial Revival Jefferson Branch Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places. A portion of the neighborhood is a designated Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ).
The historic Mission Revival style Westminster Presbyterian Church
Craftsman bungalows on 3rd Avenue at 36th Street in the Jefferson Park HPOZ, 2024
Neighborhood sign at 4th Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard
Historic Preservation Zone sign on 30th Street