North Lake Line

The North Lake Line was a local Pacific Electric Railway route serving Pasadena until 1941.

North Lake
Overview
StatusDefunct
OwnerPacific Electric
LocaleSouthern California
TerminiDowntown Pasadena
Altadena
Stations21
Service
TypeStreetcar
System Pacific Electric
Operator(s) Pacific Electric
History
OpenedUnknown
ClosedJanuary 19, 1941 (1941-01-19)
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Route map

Altadena
Country Club Park
Mendocino Street Branch
Lake and Mendocino
Lake and Calaveras
Lake and Alameda
Lake and Morada
Lake and New York
Lake and Woodbury
Lake and Atchison
Lake and Elizabeth
Lake and Howard
Lake and Rio Grande
Lake and Washington
Lake and Claremont
Lake and Belvidere
Lake and Mountain
Lake and Boylston
Lake and Orange Grove
Lake and Santa Barbara
Lake and Villa
Lake and Maple
Lake and Hull
Colorado and Lake
Colorado and Hudson
Colorado and Oak Knoll
Colorado and El Molino
Colorado and Madison
Colorado and Oakland
Colorado and Los Robles
Colorado and Euclid
Colorado and Garfield
Colorado and Marengo
Colorado and Arroyo
Colorado and Raymond
Pasadena
multiple lines
 

History

By 1911, inbound cars on the line were through routed to North Orange Grove Avenue. In January 1913, the line was rerouted via Mendocino Street to Allen Avenue; the branch to Country Club Park on Mendocino Street became the outer terminus that same year.[1] Through routing was changed in July 1923 to the Altadena via the North Fair Oaks Avenue Line, almost forming a loop service. The line north and east of Woodbury and Lake was abandoned on April 3, 1932, and the last car ran on the line on January 19, 1941.[1] Tracks had been removed or paved over by 1981.

Route

The North Lake Line traveled on a double track system in pavement of Lake Avenue from Colorado Boulevard north to Woodbury Road. It then proceeded north on a single track to El Mendocino Street (Mendocino Street) where it turned east to its terminus at Allen Avenue in Altadena.

References

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