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The first streetcar system in los angeles dates back to 1874Toonerville", which is an area northwest of downtown LA that takes its name from the "Toonerville Trolley", a popular newspaper cartoon feature from the first half of the last century. The Toonerville Trolley was one of the streetcars which once crossed the city before the arrival of the bus system. Taken circa 1920. 1909 as the Glendale and Eagle Rock Railway operating a two-mile narrow-gauge line. The route ran from Colorado and Eagle Rock Boulevards in what was then the City of Eagle Rock (now, of course, a part of the City of Los Angeles) west on Colorado and Wilson Avenue into the City of Glendale, at Glendale Avenue. This operation later became known as the "TOONERVILLE TROLLEY"and continued until the final abandonment of the system as a branch line. During the 1920s, the company's single truck Birneys were its standard equipment.An extension was made in 1910, comprising the first portion of what was to become the G&M main line, north from Glendale to Verdugo Park. The rails ran north on Glendale Avenue, Verdugo Road, and then onto Cañada Boulevard.
WFrom the Subway Terminal, LA, this line entered Glendale Boulevard. at Beverly Boulevard. AT Glendale Boulevard. & Park Ave. (MP 2.01) Hollywood and San Fernando Valley cars diverged,. AT Sunset Boulevard. this line entered three-track private way, continuing on same to Effie Street where double track street operation was resumed. At Glendale Boulevard. & Allesandro Street the double tracks entered a spectacular private way cut from the sides of the Ivanhoe Hills, following this to Monte Sano where a long bridge carried the line over the Los Angeles River. Once across the river, the line rejoined Glendale Boulevard. with tracks on private way between twin vehicular roadways. At Richardson (MP 5.64) the line crossed at grade the Southern Pacific's main line to the north. Continuing north, this line reached the heart of Glendale at Broadway(MP 8.39), where a branch line branched to the east to Chevy Chase Boulevard.(MP 8.41). The main line continued north to Arden Junction.(MP 8.39) where it branched; the old main line continued north to a terminus at North Glendale(Mountain Ave., MP 8.92), while the Burbank Line diverged westerly as a single track line on private way between roadways of Glenoaks Boulevard. to the Burbank terminus at Cypress Ave., MP 12.30. From 1925 to 1940, the Burbank Line continued on Glenoaks Boulevard. to Ben Mar Hills(Eton Drive, 1.7 miles) as single track on private way.toonerville atwatervillage I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

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Toonerville Folks (sometimes known as Toonerville Trolley) was a popular newspaper cartoon feature by Fontaine Fox, syndicated from 1908 to 1955.The single-panel gag cartoon was a daily look at Toonerville, situated in what are now called the suburbs. Central to the strip was the rickety little trolley called the "Toonerville Trolley that met all the trains," driven in a frenzy by the grizzly old Skipper to meet each commuter train as it arrived in town. A few of the many richly-formed characters included The Terrible-Tempered Mr. Bang, The Powerful Katrinka, Little Woo-Woo Wortle, Aunt Eppie Hogg and Mickey (Himself) McGuire, the town bully.

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Operation commenced August 1, 1916. In addition to the Eagle Rock and Montrose-La Crescenta routes of the G&M, the new rails also felt the weight of PE East Broadway trains, although it was not until 1924 that the PE East Broadway line was extended east to its eventual terminal at Chevy Chase Drive.

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Atwater Village is a quiet neighborhood with small-town charm. Located in between Glendale, bohemian Silver Lake, and a short distance away from downtown and Hollywood, it has become an increasingly desirable neighborhood for young professionals over the past two years. Situated between Los Feliz, Silver Lake, and Glendale, Atwater Village is roughly bordered by Casitas Avenue on the west, the Golden State Freeway to the east, Goodwin Avenue to the north, and Fletcher Drive to the south. It is adjacent to Griffith Park and very close to downtown. Atwater, first known as Atwater Park, was a poppy field when the tract was subdivided in 1912. It was named for early pioneer Harriet Atwater Paramore, whose husband purchased the land from W.C. B. Richardson. Richardson had purchased the land in 1868 and named it Rancho Santa Eulalia. The area was originally part of Rancho San Rafael, which was governed by the Verdugos. It overlapped with what was first known as Tropico, which later became Glendale. The first significant development in Atwater Village occurred north of what is now Chevy Chase Avenue, though it might not have been considered Atwater at the time. Subdivision began between Glendale and Silverlake, and the railroad tracks to Larga Avenue. There were only 40 homes in the area when Glendale Boulevard was extended in 1918, and the area boomed shortly thereafter with the subdivision of several tracts. Both Glendale Manor in the south and Glenhurst Terrace, which consisted of twenty-five acres from Larga Avenue to Glenhurst Avenue, were subdivided in 1921. In 1922, Boulevard Manor, Hollydale Gardens and Walnut Grove, were each subdivided. Early homes were built for the prosperous working class, many of whom worked at the nearby Department of Water and Power substation. Many of these initial buildings remain intact today. It is also likely that some early residents worked at the Franciscan Pottery. The southern section of Atwater V