South Pasadena Local was an interurban

Interurban

An interurban, also called a radial railway in parts of Canada, is a type of electric passenger railroad; in short a hybrid between tram and train. Interurbans enjoyed widespread popularity in the first three decades of the twentieth century in North America. Until the early 1920s, most roads were...

 line operated by the Pacific Electric Railway

Pacific Electric Railway

The Pacific Electric Railway , also known as the Red Car system, was a mass transit system in Southern California using streetcars, light rail, and buses...

 between Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area...

 and Downtown Pasadena, California

Downtown Pasadena, California

Downtown Pasadena California is the central business district of Pasadena, California. It is centered around Fair Oaks Avenue and Colorado Boulevard and is divided into three distinct neighborhoods: Old Pasadena, the Civic Center, and Monk Hill....

 by way of the Arroyo Seco

Arroyo Seco

The Arroyo Seco, meaning "dry stream" in Spanish, is a seasonal river, canyon, watershed, and cultural area in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The Arroyo Seco has been called the most celebrated canyon in Southern California.-River course:...

 Route. This line was originally built in 1895 as the Pasadena and Los Angeles Railway. In 1928 this line, as well as the Annandale

Annandale (Pacific Electric)

Annandale was a line operated by the Pacific Electric Railway from 1902 to 1928. The line from the Pacific Electric Building at 6th and Main streets in Downtown Los Angeles to the town of Annandale , specifically at the intersection of Avenue 64 and La Loma Street.There was an early plan to extend...

 Line that used much of the same track, were abandoned. This was one of four interurban lines that connected the 6th & Main Terminal

Pacific Electric Building

The Pacific Electric Building opened in 1905 as the terminal for the Pacific Electric Red Car Lines running east and south of downtown Los Angeles, as well as the company's main headquarters building. It was designed by architect Thornton Fitzhugh...

 and the Pasadena Terminal.

List of Major Stations

Station	Major Connections	Date Opened	Date Closed	City
South Pasadena Local
Pasadena	East California, East Orange Grove, East Washington East Washington (Pacific Electric) East Washington was a local line of the Pacific Electric Railway serving Pasadena until 1941. It ran from Downtown Pasadena to East Washington Village, by way of Los Robles Avenue and Washington Boulevard. The line was cut back to the intersection of Washington and Los Robles in 1928.... , Lamanda Park Lamanda Park (Pacific Electric) -List of Major Stations:... , Lincoln, Mount Lowe Mount Lowe Railway The Mount Lowe Railway was the third in a series of scenic mountain railroads in America created as a tourist attraction on Echo Mountain and Mount Lowe, north of Los Angeles, California. The railway, originally incorporated by Professor Thaddeus S. C. Lowe as the Pasadena & Mt. Wilson Railroad Co... , North Fair Oaks, North Lake North Lake (Pacific Electric) North Lake was a local line of the Pacific Electric Railway serving Pasadena until 1950. At one point, the line had a branch to Country Club Park by way of Mendocino Street, in present day Altadena.... , Pasadena Short Line Pasadena Short Line (Pacific Electric) The Pasadena Short Line was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway, running from 1902 until 1951, between Downtown Los Angeles and Downtown Pasadena, California.-List of Major Stations:... , Pasadena via Oak Knoll Pasadena via Oak Knoll (Pacific Electric) Pasadena via Oak Knoll was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway, running from 1906 until 1950, between Downtown Los Angeles and Downtown Pasadena, California, with additional service to Altadena during rush hour.... , West California, West Colorado and Orange Grove	1902	1951	Pasadena Pasadena, California Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
South Pasadena	Mount Lowe Railway Mount Lowe Railway The Mount Lowe Railway was the third in a series of scenic mountain railroads in America created as a tourist attraction on Echo Mountain and Mount Lowe, north of Los Angeles, California. The railway, originally incorporated by Professor Thaddeus S. C. Lowe as the Pasadena & Mt. Wilson Railroad Co... , Pasadena Short Line Pasadena Short Line (Pacific Electric) The Pasadena Short Line was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway, running from 1902 until 1951, between Downtown Los Angeles and Downtown Pasadena, California.-List of Major Stations:...	1902	1951	South Pasadena South Pasadena, California South Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 25,619, up from 24,292 at the 2000 census. It is located in in the West San Gabriel Valley...
Echandia Junction	Alhambra-San Gabriel Alhambra-San Gabriel (Pacific Electric) Alhambra-San Gabriel was a line operated by the Pacific Electric Railway from 1901 to 1941, running from Downtown Los Angeles to Temple City.-List of Major Stations:-Sources:... , Annandale Annandale (Pacific Electric) Annandale was a line operated by the Pacific Electric Railway from 1902 to 1928. The line from the Pacific Electric Building at 6th and Main streets in Downtown Los Angeles to the town of Annandale , specifically at the intersection of Avenue 64 and La Loma Street.There was an early plan to extend... , Monrovia-Glendora Monrovia-Glendora (Pacific Electric) Monrovia-Glendora was a route on the Pacific Electric Railway until 1950. A long stretch of the route was down present-day Huntington Drive.... , Mount Lowe Mount Lowe Railway The Mount Lowe Railway was the third in a series of scenic mountain railroads in America created as a tourist attraction on Echo Mountain and Mount Lowe, north of Los Angeles, California. The railway, originally incorporated by Professor Thaddeus S. C. Lowe as the Pasadena & Mt. Wilson Railroad Co... , Pasadena Short Line Pasadena Short Line (Pacific Electric) The Pasadena Short Line was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway, running from 1902 until 1951, between Downtown Los Angeles and Downtown Pasadena, California.-List of Major Stations:... , Pasadena via Oak Knoll Pasadena via Oak Knoll (Pacific Electric) Pasadena via Oak Knoll was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway, running from 1906 until 1950, between Downtown Los Angeles and Downtown Pasadena, California, with additional service to Altadena during rush hour.... , Pomona, Riverside-Rialto Riverside-Rialto (Pacific Electric) Riverside-Rialto was a line operated by the Pacific Electric Railway from 1914 to 1940, running from Downtown Los Angeles to Downtown Riverside. This was the longest line in the Pacific Electric, and the only line to have exclusive trackage owned by the Union Pacific instead of the Southern Pacific... , Sierra Madre Sierra Madre (Pacific Electric) The Sierra Madre was a Pacific Electric interurban line which ran from the Pacific Electric Building in Los Angeles to Sierra Madre. The line opened to Pasadena on March 19, 1904, and was extended to Sierra Madre in 1906; it closed on October 6, 1950.... , Upland-San Bernardino Upland-San Bernardino (Pacific Electric) Upland-San Bernardino was an interurban line operated by the Pacific Electric Railway between Downtown Los Angeles and San Bernardino, California. This line also had shorter service that terminated before the end of the line at Baldwin Park, Covina, and San Dimas...	1895	1951	Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
Pacific Electric Building Pacific Electric Building The Pacific Electric Building opened in 1905 as the terminal for the Pacific Electric Red Car Lines running east and south of downtown Los Angeles, as well as the company's main headquarters building. It was designed by architect Thornton Fitzhugh...	Alhambra-San Gabriel Alhambra-San Gabriel (Pacific Electric) Alhambra-San Gabriel was a line operated by the Pacific Electric Railway from 1901 to 1941, running from Downtown Los Angeles to Temple City.-List of Major Stations:-Sources:... , Annandale Annandale (Pacific Electric) Annandale was a line operated by the Pacific Electric Railway from 1902 to 1928. The line from the Pacific Electric Building at 6th and Main streets in Downtown Los Angeles to the town of Annandale , specifically at the intersection of Avenue 64 and La Loma Street.There was an early plan to extend... , Balboa Balboa (Pacific Electric) Balboa was the southernmost route of the Pacific Electric Railway, running between Downtown Los Angeles and the Balboa Peninsula in Orange County by way of Long Beach, though the route was later cut back to the Newport Dock. Though ridership early on was very high, it slowly dwindled to 55,390 in... , Fullerton Fullerton (Pacific Electric) Fullerton was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway. The route, a later addition to the system, was not originally intended for passenger service unless a connection to Orange was completed. Despite this, the route was opened for service and closed down in 1938 due to low ridership.-List of Major... , Hawthorne-El Segundo Hawthorne-El Segundo (Pacific Electric) Hawthorne-El Segundo was a route of the Pacific Electric Railway, constructed in 1914. El Segundo began as a company town for Standard Oil, and was primarily used to deliver gasoline to the Southern Pacific main line. Due to low passenger usage, revenue service ended in 1935, but freight service... , La Habra-Yorba Linda La Habra-Yorba Linda (Pacific Electric) La Habra-Yorba Linda was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway. The route, passing through one of the most sparsely populated areas of Greater Los Angeles, was not originally intended for passenger service unless a connection to Corona was completed. Despite this, the route was opened for service... , Long Beach Long Beach (Pacific Electric) Long Beach was a route of the Pacific Electric Railway, constructed in 1902. It was the first line planned by Pacific Electric and the last to shut down in 1961. By that time, the route was operated by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority. The Metro Blue Line was built along most of the... , Monrovia-Glendora Monrovia-Glendora (Pacific Electric) Monrovia-Glendora was a route on the Pacific Electric Railway until 1950. A long stretch of the route was down present-day Huntington Drive.... , Mount Lowe Mount Lowe Railway The Mount Lowe Railway was the third in a series of scenic mountain railroads in America created as a tourist attraction on Echo Mountain and Mount Lowe, north of Los Angeles, California. The railway, originally incorporated by Professor Thaddeus S. C. Lowe as the Pasadena & Mt. Wilson Railroad Co... , Pasadena Short Line Pasadena Short Line (Pacific Electric) The Pasadena Short Line was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway, running from 1902 until 1951, between Downtown Los Angeles and Downtown Pasadena, California.-List of Major Stations:... , Pasadena via Oak Knoll Pasadena via Oak Knoll (Pacific Electric) Pasadena via Oak Knoll was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway, running from 1906 until 1950, between Downtown Los Angeles and Downtown Pasadena, California, with additional service to Altadena during rush hour.... , Pomona, Riverside-Rialto Riverside-Rialto (Pacific Electric) Riverside-Rialto was a line operated by the Pacific Electric Railway from 1914 to 1940, running from Downtown Los Angeles to Downtown Riverside. This was the longest line in the Pacific Electric, and the only line to have exclusive trackage owned by the Union Pacific instead of the Southern Pacific... , San Pedro via Dominguez San Pedro via Dominguez (Pacific Electric) -List of Major Stations:... , San Pedro via Gardena San Pedro via Gardena (Pacific Electric) San Pedro via Gardena San Pedro via Gardena San Pedro via Gardena (also known as San Pedro via Torrance was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway. This was the original route to San Pedro, built by the Los Angeles Interurban Railway in 1903 and Pacific Electric assumed control in 1911. The line... , Santa Ana Santa Ana (Pacific Electric) Santa Ana was a route of the Pacific Electric Railway, constructed in 1905 and bought by Pacific Electric in 1911, running from the Pacific Electric Building in Los Angeles to the Southern Pacific depot in Santa Ana, California. Santa Ana's location as the premier city of Orange County allowed the... , Santa Monica Air Line, Sierra Madre Sierra Madre (Pacific Electric) The Sierra Madre was a Pacific Electric interurban line which ran from the Pacific Electric Building in Los Angeles to Sierra Madre. The line opened to Pasadena on March 19, 1904, and was extended to Sierra Madre in 1906; it closed on October 6, 1950.... , Soldiers' Home Soldiers' Home The Soldiers' Home is an Italianate style house in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The Soldiers' House is located at 739 E. 35th St. The house was built in a series of phases from 1864 to 1923 by William W. Boyington and other various architects. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on April 16,... , Whittier Whittier (Pacific Electric) The Whittier line was a line on the Pacific Electric Railway that operated between 1904 and 1935. The line served Downtown Los Angeles and Whittier via Huntington Park, Rivera, and Los Nietos. Due to its roundabout route, the line quickly lost out to bus and automobile service along Whittier...	1905	1961

Trivia

• The initial plans for the route are the first to use the term "rapid transit" in connection with Pasadena.
• The South Pasadena Local line closely followed the present-day Metro Gold Line.

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