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{{Short description|Major thoroughfare in Los Angeles, CA}}
{{infobox street
{{infobox street
|name= Vermont Avenue
|name= Vermont Avenue
|image=File:Vermont between Wilshire and 6th 2017.jpg
|maint=[[Los Angeles, California|Bureau of Street Services, City of L.A. DPW]]
|maint=[[Los Angeles, California|Bureau of Street Services, City of L.A. DPW]]
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|length= 23 miles
|length= {{convert|23|mi}}
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* {{LACMTA icon|C}}[[Vermont/Athens station|Vermont/Athens]]
* {{LACMTA icon|E}}[[Expo/Vermont station|Expo/Vermont]]
* {{LACMTA icon strip|B|D}}[[Wilshire/Vermont station|Wilshire/Vermont]]
* {{LACMTA icon|B}}[[Vermont/Beverly station|Vermont/Beverly]]
* {{LACMTA icon|B}}[[Vermont/Santa Monica station|Vermont/Santa Monica]]
* {{LACMTA icon|B}}[[Vermont/Sunset station|Vermont/Sunset]]
}}
|direction_a= South
|direction_a= South
|terminus_a= [[Gaffey Street]] near [[San Pedro, California|San Pedro]]
|terminus_a= Palos Verdes Drive North, Anaheim and [[Gaffey Street]]s near [[San Pedro, California|San Pedro]]
|direction_b= North
|direction_b= North
|terminus_b=[[Griffith Park]]
|terminus_b=[[Griffith Park]]
|junction={{plainlist|
|junction={{plainlist|
*{{Jct|state=CA|US|101}} in [[Los Angeles]]
*{{Jct|state=CA|SR|1|name1=Pacific Coast Highway}} in [[Harbor City, Los Angeles|Harbor City]]
*{{Jct|state=CA|I|10}}
*{{Jct|state=CA|I|405|dir1=north}} in [[Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles|Harbor Gateway]]
*{{Jct|state=CA|SR|91|road|[[Artesia Boulevard]]}} in [[Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles|Harbor Gateway]]/[[Gardena, California|Gardena]]
*{{Jct|state=CA|I|105}} in [[Vermont Vista, Los Angeles|South Los Angeles]]
*{{Jct|state=CA|I|10}} in [[Pico-Union, Los Angeles|Los Angeles]]
*{{Jct|state=CA|US|101|SR|2}} in [[East Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]
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[[File:LAPD Olympic Station.jpg|thumb|Los Angeles Police Station at 11th Street and Vermont Avenue]]
[[File:LAPD Olympic Station.jpg|thumb|Los Angeles Police Station at 11th Street and Vermont Avenue]]
[[File:West Adams Prep HS.jpg|thumb|[[West Adams Preparatory High School]] is located at Vermont Avenue and Washington Blvd.]]
[[File:West Adams Prep HS.jpg|thumb|[[West Adams Preparatory High School]] is located at Vermont Avenue and Washington Blvd.]]
'''Vermont Avenue''' is one of the longest running north/south [[street]]s in [[Los Angeles, California|City of Los Angeles]] and [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], [[California]]. With a length of {{convert|23.3|mi|km}}, is the third longest of the north/south thoroughfares in the region. For most of its length between its southern end in [[San Pedro, California|San Pedro]] and south of [[Downtown Los Angeles]], it runs parallel to the west of the [[Harbor Freeway]] (I-110).
'''Vermont Avenue''' is one of the longest running north–south [[street]]s in [[Los Angeles, California|City of Los Angeles]] and [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], [[California]]. With a length of {{convert|23.3|mi|km}}, is the third longest of the north–south thoroughfares in the region. For most of its length between its southern end in [[San Pedro, California|San Pedro]] and south of [[Downtown Los Angeles]], it runs parallel to the west of the [[Harbor Freeway]] (I-110).


==Route==
==Route description==
Vermont Avenue begins just north of [[San Pedro, Los Angeles, California|San Pedro]] at a five-point intersection with Anaheim Street, Gaffey Street and Palos Verdes Drive. After a short distance, [[Normandie Avenue]] branches off due north while Vermont turns northeast towards its intersection with [[California State Route 1|Pacific Coast Highway (PCH)]]. Afterwards, it travels roughly in a straight line north for {{Convert|22|mi|km}}, parallel to the [[Harbor Freeway]] (I-110) to the east. North of PCH, it passes through the unincorporated area of [[West Carson, California|West Carson]] before crossing the [[Interstate 405 (California)|San Diego Freeway]] (I-405).
Vermont Avenue's southern point is just north of [[San Pedro, Los Angeles, California|San Pedro]] at a five-point intersection with Anaheim Street, Gaffey Street and Palos Verdes Drive. After a short distance, [[Normandie Avenue]] branches off due north while Vermont turns northeast towards its intersection with [[California State Route 1|Pacific Coast Highway (PCH)]]. Afterwards, it travels roughly in a straight line north for {{Convert|22|mi|km}}, parallel to the [[Harbor Freeway]] (I-110) to the east. North of PCH, it passes through the unincorporated area of [[West Carson, California|West Carson]] before crossing the [[Interstate 405 (California)|San Diego Freeway]] (I-405).


Between a point south of the intersection with [[Artesia Boulevard]]/western end of the [[Gardena Freeway]] ([[California State Route 91|SR 91]]), and [[El Segundo Boulevard]], Vermont marks the eastern boundary of the [[Gardena, California|City of Gardena]]. At 164th Street in Gardena, Vermont widens from a four-lane thoroughfare to a six-lane road with a wide median. From 164th Street, an abandoned railway runs through the median to a point just north of Redondo Beach Boulevard, afterwards the median becomes tree-lined. From 88th Street to Gage Avenue, Vermont Avenue includes adjacent frontage roads.
Between a point south of the intersection with [[Artesia Boulevard]]/western end of the [[Gardena Freeway]] ([[California State Route 91|SR 91]]), and [[El Segundo Boulevard]], Vermont marks the eastern boundary of the [[Gardena, California|City of Gardena]]. At 164th Street in Gardena, Vermont widens from a four-lane thoroughfare to a six-lane road with a wide median. From 164th Street, an abandoned railway runs through the median to a point just north of Redondo Beach Boulevard, afterwards the median becomes tree-lined. From 88th Street to Gage Avenue, Vermont Avenue includes adjacent frontage roads. North of Gage, Vermont thins down to 4 lanes.


Vermont Avenue then passes at the western end of the [[University of Southern California]] and [[Exposition Park (Los Angeles)|Exposition Park]] in [[South Los Angeles]]. In August 2012, the City of Los Angeles designated a portion of Vermont Avenue in [[Pico-Union]] as the "El Salvador Community Corridor."<ref>Shyong, Frank (September 9, 2012) [http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-salvadorans-20120910,0,7437736.story "L.A. Salvadoran Community Sees Hope Along a New Corridor] ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''</ref>
Vermont Avenue then passes at the western end of the [[University of Southern California]] and [[Exposition Park (Los Angeles)|Exposition Park]] in [[South Los Angeles]]. In August 2012, the City of Los Angeles designated a portion of Vermont Avenue in [[Pico-Union]] as the "El Salvador Community Corridor."<ref>Shyong, Frank (September 9, 2012) [http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-salvadorans-20120910,0,7437736.story "L.A. Salvadoran Community Sees Hope Along a New Corridor] ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''</ref>


Between the [[Santa Monica Freeway]] (I-10) and the [[Hollywood Freeway]] ([[U.S. Route 101 (California)|US 101]]), Vermont Avenue crosses [[Wilshire Boulevard]] and passes through [[Koreatown, Los Angeles|Koreatown]]. It then forms the eastern boundary of the [[East Hollywood]] district of [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] as it passes through [[Little Armenia, Los Angeles, California|Little Armenia]]. It intersects [[Sunset Boulevard]], next to the [[Children's Hospital Los Angeles]], and [[Hollywood Boulevard]], to the east of the [[Barnsdall Art Park]]. At the intersection with [[Los Feliz Boulevard]], it becomes a divided road with one lane in each direction as it heads to [[Griffith Park]]. Entering the park, it then becomes signed as ''Vermont Canyon Road'' before it passes by the [[Greek Theatre (Los Angeles)|Greek Theatre]]. The road then ends at the intersection with Observatory Road, the main route to the [[Griffith Observatory]].
Between the [[Santa Monica Freeway]] (I-10) and the [[Hollywood Freeway]] ([[U.S. Route 101 (California)|US 101]]), Vermont Avenue crosses [[Wilshire Boulevard]] and passes through [[Koreatown, Los Angeles|Koreatown]]. It then forms the eastern boundary of the [[East Hollywood]] district of [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] as it passes through [[Little Armenia, Los Angeles, California|Little Armenia]]. It intersects [[Sunset Boulevard]], next to the [[Children's Hospital Los Angeles]], and [[Hollywood Boulevard]], to the east of the [[Barnsdall Art Park]]. At the intersection with Los Feliz Boulevard, it becomes a divided road with one lane in each direction as it heads to [[Griffith Park]]. Entering the park, it then becomes signed as ''Vermont Canyon Road'' before it passes by the [[Greek Theatre (Los Angeles)|Greek Theatre]]. The road then ends at the intersection with Observatory Road, the main route to the [[Griffith Observatory]].


==Public transit==
==Public transit==
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===Subway and light rail===
===Subway and light rail===
Vermont Avenue has the most Metro rail stations of any street in the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]] subway and light rail system, that include:
Vermont Avenue has the most [[Los Angeles Metro Rail|Metro Rail]] stations of any street in the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]] [[Subway train|subway]] and [[light rail]] system,{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} that include:
*[[Red Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Red Line]]:
*[[B Line (Los Angeles Metro)|B Line]] only:
**[[Vermont/Sunset (Los Angeles Metro station)|Vermont/Sunset station]] at Sunset Boulevard.
**[[Vermont/Sunset (Los Angeles Metro station)|Vermont/Sunset station]] at Sunset Boulevard.
**[[Vermont/Santa Monica (Los Angeles Metro station)|Vermont/Santa Monica station]] Santa Monica Boulevard.
**[[Vermont/Santa Monica (Los Angeles Metro station)|Vermont/Santa Monica station]] Santa Monica Boulevard.
**[[Vermont/Beverly (Los Angeles Metro station)|Vermont/Beverly station]] at Beverly Boulevard.
**[[Vermont/Beverly (Los Angeles Metro station)|Vermont/Beverly station]] at Beverly Boulevard.
*[[D Line (Los Angeles Metro)|D Line]] & B Line:
**[[Wilshire/Vermont (Los Angeles Metro station)|Wilshire/Vermont station]] at Wilshire Boulevard.
**[[Wilshire/Vermont (Los Angeles Metro station)|Wilshire/Vermont station]] at Wilshire Boulevard.
*[[Purple Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Purple Line]] (& Red Line):
*[[E Line (Los Angeles Metro)|E Line]]:
**[[Wilshire/Vermont (Los Angeles Metro station)|Wilshire/Vermont station]] at Wilshire Boulevard.
**[[Expo/Vermont station]] at Exposition Boulevard.
*[[Expo Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Expo Line]]:
*[[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|C Line]]:
**[[Vermont/Expo (Los Angeles Metro station)|Vermont/Expo station]] at Exposition Boulevard.
**[[Vermont/Athens station]] at the [[Century Freeway]] (Interstate 105).
*[[Green Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Green Line]]:
**[[Vermont/I-105 (Los Angeles Metro station)|Vermont/Athens station]] at the [[Century Freeway]]/Interstate 105.

===Potential subway line===
[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]] is currently exploring an extension of the [[Los Angeles Metro Red Line|red line subway]] down Vermont Avenue at least as far as the neighborhood of [[Athens, California|Athens]] (just south of the [[105 Freeway]]) possibly as a combination of both underground and elevated heavy rail.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Frazier|first1=Scott|title=Metro Takes a Key Step on Vermont Subway|url=http://urbanize.la/post/metro-takes-key-step-vermont-subway|website=Urbanize LA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Chiland|first1=Elijah|title=Red Line subway could extend into South LA|url=https://la.curbed.com/2017/3/23/15041628/red-line-subway-vermont-metro-los-angeles|website=Curbed LA|publisher=Vox Media}}</ref>


===Buses===
===Buses===
*[[Metro Local]] lines 204 and 205, [[Gardena Transit]] line 2, run along Vermont Avenue, as well as [[Metro Rapid]] line 754 and [[Metro Express (Los Angeles County)|Metro Express]] line 550.
*[[Metro Local]] Lines 204 and 205, [[Torrance Transit]] Line 1, [[Gardena Transit]] Line 2, run along Vermont Avenue, as well as [[Metro Rapid]] line 754.
*Metro lines 204 and 754 run between Sunset Boulevard and [[Vermont/I-105 (LACMTA station)|Vermont Green Line Station]]
*Metro lines 204 and 754 run between Sunset Boulevard and [[Vermont/I-105 (LACMTA station)|Vermont Green Line Station]]
*Gardena line 2 between Interstate 105 and the [[Harbor Gateway Transit Center]], and Metro lines 205 and 550 to PCH.
*Gardena Line 2 between Interstate 105 and the [[Harbor Gateway Transit Center]], Torrance Transit Line 1 between Gardena Bl and Carson St, and Metro Line 205 to PCH.


Metro lines 204 and 754 use {{Convert|60|ft|m|adj=on}} [[NABI]] buses (9230-9599)
Metro lines 204 and 754 use {{Convert|60|ft|m|adj=on}} [[NABI]] & [[New Flyer]] buses (9230-9594) & (8700-9199)

===''Transit Corridor''===
{{main|Vermont Transit Corridor}}
[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]] is planning to rebuild the roadway between the [[Vermont/Sunset station|Sunset B Line station]] and 120th Street. Initial plans call for a [[bus rapid transit]] line to operate along the corridor. In the future, [[Measure M]] funding is expected to become available for an extension of the [[B Line (Los Angeles Metro)|B Line]] subway down Vermont Avenue at least as far as the neighborhood of [[Athens, California|Athens]] (just south of the [[105 Freeway]]), possibly as a combination of both underground and elevated heavy rail.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Frazier|first1=Scott|title=Metro Takes a Key Step on Vermont Subway|url=http://urbanize.la/post/metro-takes-key-step-vermont-subway|website=Urbanize LA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Chiland|first1=Elijah|title=Red Line subway could extend into South LA|url=https://la.curbed.com/2017/3/23/15041628/red-line-subway-vermont-metro-los-angeles|website=Curbed LA|publisher=Vox Media}}</ref> Bus rapid transit implementation is expected as part of the [[Twenty-eight by '28]] initiative, in anticipation of the [[2028 Summer Olympics]]. Rail funding is planned for 2067. The service was dubbed the '''R Line''' in 2018,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scauzillo |first1=Steve |title=Because they’re out of colors, LA Metro will rename all its train lines and rapid busways with letters in 2019 |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2018/12/13/because-theyre-out-of-colors-la-metro-will-rename-all-its-train-lines-and-rapid-busways-with-letters-in-2019/ |access-date=14 December 2018 |agency=Los Angeles Daily News |date=13 December 2018}}</ref> though line names are tentative until opening.

===Los Angeles Railway===
Until 1963, Vermont Avenue was served by several [[Los Angeles Railway]] Yellow Car [[streetcar]] lines: the [[F (Los Angeles Railway)|F]], [[R (Los Angeles Railway)|R]], [[S (Los Angeles Railway)|S]], [[U (Los Angeles Railway)|U]], and [[V (Los Angeles Railway)|V]]. After streetcars ceased running under the [[Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority]], tracks were torn up and service replaced by buses.


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Vermont Avenue
Maintained byBureau of Street Services, City of L.A. DPW
Length23 miles (37 km)
Nearest metro station
Coordinates33°57′36″N 118°17′30″W / 33.96000°N 118.29167°W / 33.96000; -118.29167
South endPalos Verdes Drive North, Anaheim and Gaffey Streets near San Pedro
Major
junctions
North endGriffith Park
Los Angeles Police Station at 11th Street and Vermont Avenue
West Adams Preparatory High School is located at Vermont Avenue and Washington Blvd.

Vermont Avenue is one of the longest running north–south streets in City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County, California. With a length of 23.3 miles (37.5 km), is the third longest of the north–south thoroughfares in the region. For most of its length between its southern end in San Pedro and south of Downtown Los Angeles, it runs parallel to the west of the Harbor Freeway (I-110).

Route description[edit]

Vermont Avenue's southern point is just north of San Pedro at a five-point intersection with Anaheim Street, Gaffey Street and Palos Verdes Drive. After a short distance, Normandie Avenue branches off due north while Vermont turns northeast towards its intersection with Pacific Coast Highway (PCH). Afterwards, it travels roughly in a straight line north for 22 miles (35 km), parallel to the Harbor Freeway (I-110) to the east. North of PCH, it passes through the unincorporated area of West Carson before crossing the San Diego Freeway (I-405).

Between a point south of the intersection with Artesia Boulevard/western end of the Gardena Freeway (SR 91), and El Segundo Boulevard, Vermont marks the eastern boundary of the City of Gardena. At 164th Street in Gardena, Vermont widens from a four-lane thoroughfare to a six-lane road with a wide median. From 164th Street, an abandoned railway runs through the median to a point just north of Redondo Beach Boulevard, afterwards the median becomes tree-lined. From 88th Street to Gage Avenue, Vermont Avenue includes adjacent frontage roads. North of Gage, Vermont thins down to 4 lanes.

Vermont Avenue then passes at the western end of the University of Southern California and Exposition Park in South Los Angeles. In August 2012, the City of Los Angeles designated a portion of Vermont Avenue in Pico-Union as the "El Salvador Community Corridor."[1]

Between the Santa Monica Freeway (I-10) and the Hollywood Freeway (US 101), Vermont Avenue crosses Wilshire Boulevard and passes through Koreatown. It then forms the eastern boundary of the East Hollywood district of Hollywood as it passes through Little Armenia. It intersects Sunset Boulevard, next to the Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and Hollywood Boulevard, to the east of the Barnsdall Art Park. At the intersection with Los Feliz Boulevard, it becomes a divided road with one lane in each direction as it heads to Griffith Park. Entering the park, it then becomes signed as Vermont Canyon Road before it passes by the Greek Theatre. The road then ends at the intersection with Observatory Road, the main route to the Griffith Observatory.

Public transit[edit]

Vermont/Sunset Metro subway station elevator and escalator

Subway and light rail[edit]

Vermont Avenue has the most Metro Rail stations of any street in the Metro subway and light rail system,[citation needed] that include:

Buses[edit]

Metro lines 204 and 754 use 60-foot (18 m) NABI & New Flyer buses (9230-9594) & (8700-9199)

Transit Corridor[edit]

Metro is planning to rebuild the roadway between the Sunset B Line station and 120th Street. Initial plans call for a bus rapid transit line to operate along the corridor. In the future, Measure M funding is expected to become available for an extension of the B Line subway down Vermont Avenue at least as far as the neighborhood of Athens (just south of the 105 Freeway), possibly as a combination of both underground and elevated heavy rail.[2][3] Bus rapid transit implementation is expected as part of the Twenty-eight by '28 initiative, in anticipation of the 2028 Summer Olympics. Rail funding is planned for 2067. The service was dubbed the R Line in 2018,[4] though line names are tentative until opening.

Los Angeles Railway[edit]

Until 1963, Vermont Avenue was served by several Los Angeles Railway Yellow Car streetcar lines: the F, R, S, U, and V. After streetcars ceased running under the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority, tracks were torn up and service replaced by buses.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shyong, Frank (September 9, 2012) "L.A. Salvadoran Community Sees Hope Along a New Corridor Los Angeles Times
  2. ^ Frazier, Scott. "Metro Takes a Key Step on Vermont Subway". Urbanize LA.
  3. ^ Chiland, Elijah. "Red Line subway could extend into South LA". Curbed LA. Vox Media.
  4. ^ Scauzillo, Steve (13 December 2018). "Because they're out of colors, LA Metro will rename all its train lines and rapid busways with letters in 2019". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

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