It was the primary local service for the Southern District, which also included the Long Beach, San Pedro, Santa Ana and Whittier interurban lines.

[1] The local service operated between 1904[dubious – discuss][citation needed] and November 2, 1959.

[3][4] During the 1910s, its service was combined with the South Pasadena Line of the Northern District.

Streetcars were removed and replaced with a parallel bus service on November 2, 1959.

Service along the line between Washington Boulevard and 103rd Street recommenced in 1990 as the Los Angeles Metro Blue Line (renamed the A Line in 2019), with stations at Washington Boulevard, Vernon Avenue, Slauson Avenue, Florence Avenue, Firestone Boulevard, and 103rd Street.