The line ran between Downtown Los Angeles and the suburb of Sherman (present-day West Hollywood).

[1] They negotiated an agreement with Los Angeles Railway to use that company’s track to enter the downtown area.

Car shops and a rail yard were built midway between Los Angeles and Santa Monica, in an area they named Sherman.

[2] Santa Monica promoters Robert S. Baker and Senator John P. Jones provided 225 acres (91 ha) near the Soldier’s Home, and Sherman and Clark sold it to raise funds for construction.

Cars began service through the Hill Street Tunnel on September 15, 1909, providing for a faster trip into downtown.

A single daily round trip on the line began running through to Venice in 1914, which was extended to Ocean Park in 1922.

Here at the present location of Park Avenue opposite Angeles Temple, the South Hollywood–Sherman branched left to climb up a slight grade in a private right of way (later paved as Park Avenue, with tracks in the center) to turn left (west) into Sunset Boulevard.