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Opening day parade for Union Station, Los Angeles, May 4, 1939
Union Station at the edge of downtown Los Angeles opened on May 4th 1939. It was a huge achievement to unify all three rail services (the Union Pacific, Santa Fe, and Southern Pacific Railroads) into one building. The project took … Continue reading
Union Station, downtown L.A., 1940s
I love the sunlight shining directly on the tower of Union Station on the edge of downtown L.A. – it’s almost like it’s getting ready for its close-up. (circa 1940s)
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Union Station interior, downtown Los Angeles, December 12th, 1939
One of my favorite buildings in Los Angeles is Union Station, the railway station built in 1939 (it just celebrated its 75th anniversary) at the height of transcontinental rail travel. (After WWII, the preferred mode would switch more and more … Continue reading
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Model aircraft display at Union Station, downtown Los Angeles, 1943 (WWII)
Los Angeles’ Union Station turned 75 this month (May 2014) so a number of old photos of it have been surfacing. I thought this one was particularly interesting. It was taken in 1943—the middle of WWII—and shows a . . … Continue reading
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Union Station and downtown L.A. under construction in 1939.
Union Station in downtown L.A. under construction in 1939. It opened in May of 1939 bringing all three major transcontinental railway lines into Los Angeles under one roof. I’m happy to say that it still looks pretty much the same … Continue reading
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Site of new Union railway station Terminal (enclosed by lines)
I’ve come across plenty of photos of what downtown looked like after Union railway station was built but photos of the area before the land was scraped clean are much rarer. This photograph was taken in 1934. The caption … Continue reading
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Union Station under construction, downtown Los Angeles, 1938
Union Station at the edge of downtown L.A. was the last of the great railways stations to be built prior to WWII at what was then the peak of transcontinental rail trail. After WWII, air travel would quickly surpass the … Continue reading
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Union Station, downtown Los Angeles, 1941
Union Station in downtown LA, 1941. It’s very film noir, isn’t it? Makes you wonder if Barbara Stanwyck or Robert Mitchum are lurking in the shadows with cold murder in their hearts…