Los Angeles Streetcar Map

The use of cable traction in los angeles was short lived. To help you plan your trip, i’ve compiled the best maps of los angeles (california) in this post. Openstreetmap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.

This is the recreation of their system, as it was in the days when you could take a streetcar from santa monica to riverside, or from the san fernando valley to orange county. Decline los angeles railway route map (cover), 1942 Shift your mouse across the map.

This is the companion map to my map of the la freeways, and is period accurate for 1926.

Reproduced from a copy in the collection of robert j. Whether it’s grand park or grand central market, ace hotel or the jw marriott, one of broadway’s beautiful historic theaters, or one of countless restaurants, entertainment venues, hotels, offices, modern homes, and historic lofts. The use of cable traction in los angeles was short lived. In addition to the lost red car system which covered all of southern california, los angeles also had the los angeles railway (or yellow car) streetcar system which covered the city of los angeles and nearby suburbs.