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Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal

1939-1989

 
 
Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tceng, April 8, 2012
1. Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal Marker
Inscription. Constructed by the Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and Union Pacific Railroads, opened on May 7, 1939. It was considered to be the most impressive railroad station of its type in the entire west.

In it's heyday the terminal covered 52 acres, employed 1,100 persons, served 56 trains per day, and handled 23 million sacks of mail annually.

Through the portals of this historic edifice have passed the great and the near-great of the world.
 
Erected 1989 by Platrix Chapter No. 2 E Clampus Vitus.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureRailroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus, and the Southern Pacific Railroad series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1929.
 
Location. 34° 3.382′ N, 118° 14.145′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Downtown Los Angeles. Marker can be reached from North Alameda Street, 0.2 miles south of Cesar Chavez Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Located in the North Courtyard of Union Station, adjacent to the boarding entry for Amtrak buses. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 N Alameda St, Los Angeles CA 90012, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Union Station (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct
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line); In Memory of Our Ancestors (about 300 feet away); Sylmar Tunnel Disaster (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Union Station (about 400 feet away); Macy Street Grade Separation (about 500 feet away); Placita de Dolores Time Capsule (about 600 feet away); Antonio Aguilar (about 600 feet away); Bell of Dolores (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.
 
Regarding Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal. Los Angeles Union Station is an exemplary example of many architectural styles blended into a building giving downtown Los Angeles part of its architectural personality. It is beautifully maintained and a great place to visit.

The last great train station to be built in this country, it was named Union Passenger Terminal because it was the union of three railroads which previously had stations at separate locations, and terminal because the tracks do not continue past the station, they terminate here. Locals simply refer to it as Union Station.
 
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Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tceng, April 8, 2012
2. Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal Markers
Located next to the Amtrak bus boarding gate.
Union Station, Amtrak, Metrolink, Metro Red Line, Chinatown, ECV
 
Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tceng, April 8, 2012
3. Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal Marker
50 Years of Service to the City of Los Angeles, 1939 - 1989.
Southern Pacific - Sante Fe - Union Pacific. dedicated May 7, 1989
Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal - Union Station image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tceng, April 8, 2012
4. Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal - Union Station
Unfinished Journeys image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, November 2, 2017
5. Unfinished Journeys
In memory of those who have died. With empathy for those affected. In gratitude to those who responded and rescued. Dedicated September 2009. - Metrolink
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2012, by Chris English of Phoenix, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,265 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on April 25, 2021, by Tim Wilcox of Los Angeles, California. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 16, 2012, by Chris English of Phoenix, Arizona.   5. submitted on January 14, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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