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The Fred Harvey restaurant prepares to open with its staff of Harvey Girls at Los Angeles’s new Union Station, 1939
When Union Station in downtown Los Angeles opened on May 4, 1939, passengers on the Union Pacific, Santa Fe, and Southern Pacific railway lines arrived and departed from the same glorious station that combined Art Deco and Mission Revival with … Continue reading
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Beverly Hills’s first train station at Santa Monica Blvd and Cañon Dr, circa 1910
Before Beverly Hills became “Beverly Hills” it was simply known as Beverly. In this photo we can see Beverly’s first train station. It stood on the southeast corner of Santa Monica Blvd and Cañon Dr. where it was replaced by … Continue reading
North Hollywood Southern Pacific Electric railway station, Chandler Blvd, 1927
I never know when or how I’m going to come across a vintage photo of Los Angeles. I found this one in a display in my doctor’s office. She inherited it from a doctor who had retired but was a … Continue reading
Venice Miniature Railway train crossing over a canal bridge en route to Windward Ave, Venice Beach, California, circa 1905
Evidently, Abbot Kinney thought of everything when he created “Venice of America” (which we know today simply as Venice Beach.) Not only did he build a system of canals, but he also thought to install a miniature railway so that … Continue reading
Southern Pacific train depot parking lot filled with horse-drawn carriages, Santa Ana, California, 1887
“I’ll meet you in the parking lot” had a whole different raft of challenges back when the people used horses and carts to get around. This was a typical scene in 1887 when Angelenos came to meet the Southern Pacific … Continue reading
A Los Angeles-bound Santa Fe train crosses Colorado Blvd, Pasadena in 1928
My goodness! You’d certainly want to watch what you were doing while walking around Pasadena in 1928. This photo shows the Santa Fe thundering across Colorado Blvd, the main thoroughfare of Pasadena, as it was heading for Los Angeles. I’m … Continue reading
Passengers line up to board the Overland Train at La Grande Railway Station, Los Angeles, 1893
These passengers are preparing to board the Overland Train (which ran between Chicago and Los Angeles) at the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe Railway’s La Grande Depot which used to stand between today’s 2nd and 3rd Streets in downtown … Continue reading
Interior of a lounge car aboard the City of Salina on the Union Pacific railway line, circa 1950s
I completely missed the golden years of rail travel by more than 30 years. But that doesn’t stop me from yearning to experience something that, in reality, may not have been all it’s cracked up to have been. But this … Continue reading
Corner of Vine St and Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa late 1940s
I’m guessing this shot looking north up Vine Street, Hollywood from the Sunset Boulevard corner was taken in the late 1940s. On the far left, we can see that Wallichs Music City has its “Television Corner” sign and NBC has … Continue reading
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Union Station at night, downtown Los Angeles, 1941
I do love an atmospheric Los Angeles nighttime photo—especially taken in downtown during the 30s and 40s. This one ticks all the boxes. That’s Union Station with the tower near the center of the photo. It opened in 1939 and … Continue reading
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