Santa Fe Depot
The Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad built the first train tracks and station in Monrovia in 1887. By early 1906, the line had passed through several names and companies to be sold to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and designated the Pasadena Subdivision. In 1926, the Santa Fe station replaced a wooden depot built on the site in 1886. It was designed by William H. Mohr, chief architect for the Santa Fe’s Coast Lines, in the Spanish Colonial Revival style with Neoclassical influences. It is Monrovia’s only remaining railroad-related building. After years of sitting vacant and falling into disrepair, the City of Monrovia was able to acquire the building as part of the Metro Gold Line construction negotiations. The majority of the exterior was restored to its original appearance, the interior is being rehabilitated for adaptive reuse.
Monrovia, Los Angeles County
Photographer: Andrew Schmidt