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I have known this building as long as I can remember.
And that has become a long time.
I found an old postcard from back in the day!
we were just across Alameda Street from Union Station.
And, it reminded me that I had Station photos to share.
Built in 1939, Los Angeles Union Station is the largest
railroad passenger terminal in the Western United States
and regarded as “the last of the great train stations.”
The station’s signature Mission Modern style
makes it one of L.A.’s architectural gems.
The station was commissioned in 1933 as a
joint venture between the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroads and was intended to consolidate the three local railroad terminals.
It was designed by the father-son architect team of
John and Donald Parkinson with a blend of Spanish Colonial, Mission Revival and & Deco architecture
now referred to as Mission Modern.
Completed in 1939 for a reported $11 million
In 1972, Union Station was designated as
a Los Angeles Historic – Cultural Monument.
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Well worth a visit, when you can.
Or have you been there? Do tell?
A thought for Wednesday ...
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