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A Southern Pacific GS-3 class locomotive with passenger carriages stops at the corner of Alameda and Aliso Streets, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1939
Whenever I see a photo like this, I’m often amazed to see a locomotive pulling a line of passenger carriages along a track laid out along city streets. Maybe it was a common sight back then, but it still makes … Continue reading
Union Railway Station, downtown Los Angeles, early 1940s
Union Station on the edge of downtown Los Angeles is one of my favorite buildings in LA, so I’m always happy to come across a hitherto unseen (by me, at least) photo of what remains to this day a prime … Continue reading
Main concourse waiting room at Union Station, downtown Los Angeles, 1939
After six years of demolition (of the original Chinatown) and construction, Los Angeles’ new Union Railway Station (technically its name is the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal) opened on May 3, 1939. This photo is also from 1939, so the … Continue reading
A reconstructed Union Pacific locomotive travels down Alameda St as part of the Union Station opening day celebrations, downtown Los Angeles, May 3, 1939
After five years of construction, May 3, 1939 was a big day for Los Angeles—it was the opening day for the new Union Station that consolidated rail services from the Union Pacific, Santa Fe, and Southern Pacific under one roof. … Continue reading
Union Station in color, downtown Los Angeles, 1950
From the always-interesting Davelandweb site comes this color photo of Union Station at the edge of downtown in 1950. What I like about this photo is that the railway station looks practically the same now as it did back then. … Continue reading
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Old Chinatown with the clock tower of the new Union Railway station going up behind it, Alameda St, downtown Los Angeles, 1937
When the city of Los Angeles decided it was time to bring all three major railway lines (Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and Union Pacific) under one roof, they agreed that best location for the new station was where Chinatown stood … Continue reading
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Union Station, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1939
Los Angeles’s Union Station opened in 1939, gathering together under one roof the three main railway services: Union Pacific, Santa Fe, and Southern Pacific Railroads. There was no date on this photo but all the cars in the traffic out … Continue reading
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Two men stand in front of an arched glass wall leading to the Fred Harvey restaurant, Union Station, Los Angeles
Union railway station at the edge of downtown Los Angeles is one of LA’s great iconic buildings, and this photo hints at why. The two men standing in front of the glass wall gives you an idea of the proportions … Continue reading
Fred Harvey Restaurant at the opening of Union Station, Los Angeles, May 1939
The May 3rd, 1939 opening of Union Station at the edge of downtown Los Angeles was a very big deal as it brought the country’s three main railway lines under on roof. It was also a big day for the … Continue reading
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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