L.A. as Subject's latest post contribution to KCET's SoCal Focus blog features photographs and documents from the history of Union Station, the Los Angeles passenger terminal that is sometimes affectionately referred to as the "Last of the Great Railway Stations":
Built in the final days before the era of long-distance passenger rail gave way to the Jet Age, L.A.'s Union Station is known as the "Last of the Great Railway Stations."
With the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's agreement last week to purchase the facility, and its announced intention to "retain the historic nature of Union Station and prepare it to serve as a world-class 21st century transportation hub," interest has been renewed in the future and the history of L.A.'s 71-year-old passenger terminal. While the future is now in Metro's hands, we can turn to Southern California's archives for a glimpse of the station's past.
Keep reading the full post on KCET's website.