Los Angeles Union Station
Built in 1939, Los Angeles Union Station is the largest railroad passenger terminal in the Western United States and is widely regarded as “the last of the great train stations.” The station’s signature Mission Moderne 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. L.A. Metro purchased the station in 2011 and undertook an exhaustive project to restore, rehabilitate and revitalize the historic station, top-to-bottom in preparation for the station’s 75th anniversary in 2014. Metro’s Link Union Station (Link US) master plan calls for further improvements with projected completion in 2028.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
Photographers: John Bare, Andrew Schmidt
Photographer: Andrew Schmidt