In the late 1800s, the Pacific Electric (PE) established its Vineyard Junction depot, near the intersection of Venice and San Vicente. Lines ran on Venice Boulevard between Downtown Los Angeles and Vineyard Junction, where they would split with some cars heading further along Venice Boulevard to Venice and Redondo Beach, while others went along Boulevard toward West Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. In 1924, PE added a more direct motorbus between Vineyard Junction and Santa Monica via Pico Boulevard.
