Watts (Pacific Electric)

Watts
Overview
Type Light rail
System Pacific Electric
Locale Southern California
Termini Pacific Electric Building
Watts
Daily ridership 37,436 (peak, 1946)
4,325 (close, 1958)
Operation
Opened 1904
Closed 1958
Owner Southern Pacific Railroad
Technical
Line length 7.45 miles
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification Overhead lines
Route map
 Pacific Electric Building
H, J, R
H
U
 Amoco
Santa Monica Air Line
 Vernon Avenue
V
 Slauson Junction
Whittier, La Habra-Yorba Linda
 Fleming
Ascot Park
 Florencita Park
 Florence Avenue
 Nadeau
 Graham
 Latin
 Wattsend local service

The Watts line was a local line of the Pacific Electric Railway that operated between the Pacific Electric Building in Downtown Los Angeles and the Watts Station at 103rd Street in Watts. It was the primary local district service for the Southern District, which also included the Long Beach, San Pedro, Santa Ana and Whittier lines. The route operated along the Southern Division's Four Tracks route, with the Watts Line using the outer tracks and the Long Beach line and other interurban and express lines using the inner tracks.[1] It operated between 1904 and 1958. During the 1910s, its service was combined with the South Pasadena Line of the Northern District. From 1938 to 1950, the line was combined with the Sierra Vista Line, which was the main local line in the Northern District. Since 1990, service along the Watts Line between Washington Boulevard and 103rd Street has been operated by the Los Angeles Metro Blue Line, with stations at Washington Boulevard, Vernon Avenue, Slauson Avenue, Florence Avenue, Firestone Boulevard and 103rd Street.

Stops and stations

The following were stops and stations along the Watts line[2]

Stops and stations along the Pacific Electric Watts Line
  • Pacific Electric Building (6th & Main)
  • 7th & Main
  • 8th & Main
  • 9th & Main
  • 9th & Los Angeles
  • 9th & Maple
  • STOP (9th between Wall & San Julian Street)
  • 9th & San Pedro Street
  • STOP (9th between Crocker & Towne)
  • 9th & Stanford
  • 9th & Kohler
  • 9th & Central Avenue
  • 9th & Birch
  • 9th & Hooper (begin Four Tracks)
  • 14th Street
  • 16th Street
  • Washington Blvd
  • 20th Street
  • 22nd Street
  • 25th Street (Amoco Junction, junction with Air Line)
  • Adams Boulevard
  • 32nd Street
  • Jefferson Boulevard (now @ MLK Jr. Blvd)
  • 38th Street
  • 40th Street
  • Vernon Avenue
  • 47th Street
  • 48th Place
  • 50th Place
  • 52nd Street
  • 55th Street
  • Slauson Avenue
  • Slauson Junction (Jct. with Whittier)
  • Fleming (62nd Street)
  • Spaulding (Gage Avenue)
  • Merrill Avenue (66th Street)
  • 68th Street
  • Florencita Park (70th Street)
  • Florence Avenue
  • Ionia (76th Street)
  • Nadeau
  • Woodside (81st)
  • Edgewood Park (83rd Street)
  • Graham
  • Kent (88th)
  • Latin (92nd)
  • Elcoat (97th)
  • Watts (103rd)

References

  1. ↑ "Pacific Electric Watts Line". Eagle Rock Historical Association.
  2. ↑ Pacific Electric Railway Guide: Names and locations of stops, cross streets and important points of interest on or Adjacent to Lines of the Pacific Electric Railway. Orange Empire Railway Museum.


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