Station Built
Station Built
Historic Railway Station a Shining Example of Los Angeles Building and Construction
Union Station, located in Los Angeles, which opened in mid-1939, has been called the very last of the 'Great Railway Stations' built in the United States. Though it possesses a massive and decorated waiting room and nearby ticket concourse, it is regarded as tiny in comparison to other union stations. It was formerly designated the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal, but its current owner has officially modified the name to Los Angeles Union Station.
The facility served as a part for the 1950 film 'Union Station', starring Bill Holden and Nancy Olson. Many TV shows and films have incorporated the station as a backdrop, including Speed, Pearl Harbor, Blade Runner and Star Trek. The Station is located opposite Los Angeles' famed Olvera Street.
Union Station was partly designed by the father and son team of John and Donald Parkinson, helped by a group of supporting architects, including the famous Jan van der Linden. The Parkinsons were also the architects of the Los Angeles City Hall. Their company designed a number of landmark Los Angeles structures from the late nineteenth century onward. The structure combines Dutch style architecture and streamline Modern style, with such details such as eight-pointed stars.
Encased garden patios are on either side of the waiting room, and passengers exiting the trains were originally directed through the southern garden. The lower part of the interior walls is adorned with travertine marble, and the upper part is covered with an old-style form of acoustical tile.
Adjacent to the main building is a small station eatery designed by architect Mary Colter. As with many Los Angeles locations, it has only remained in existence by serving as an occasional filming location. The influential sci-fi flick Blade Runner used shots of the noted area as the futuristic police department.
The station currently has 14 Train Tracks, and about 80 train departures during the workweek. Metro provides service to Union Station in the form of three rail lines and several bus routes. Its headquarters is located in nearby Gateway Plaza. Amtrak and Metrolink serve the station as well. Los Angeles World Airports just opened a FlyAway express bus route to LAX, similar to the route already in use for the Van Nuys area.
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