Sawtelle Line
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The Sawtelle Line was an interurban railway route primarily operated by the Pacific Electric Railway that ran between Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica, California. The line was established by the
A streetcar running along Santa Monica Boulevard in Sawtelle prior to Pacific Electric taking over the line, c. 1901
The first Beverly Hills station, c. 1915–1920
The former Ocean Park car barn
San Fernando Line
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The San Fernando Line was a part of the Pacific Electric Railway system in Los Angeles County, California. It was designed to increase the reach of public transportation from the Downtown Los Angeles
Sawtelle Line
…connections Date opened Date closed City Hill Street Station 0 Echo Park Avenue, Glendale–Burbank, Hollywood, Owensmouth, Redondo Beach via Playa del Rey, San Fernando, Sherman, Venice Short Line, Venice via Hollywood, Western and Franklin Avenue, Westgate 1905 1955 Los Angeles Vermont Avenue 2.99 Venice Short Line…
First car over Cahuenga Pass, December 16, 1911
Postcard depicting the private right of way in the Hollywood Freeway median strip (right of center frame), c. 1940