Angels Flight Railway

Angels Flight Railway. Since 1901. , From 1901 until 1969, the Angels Flight funicular railway operated just north of this location, adjacent to the south side of the Third Street tunnel. The flight was dismantled in connection with the re-grading phase of the Bunker Hill urban renewal project. At that time, the Los Angeles City Council directed the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles to preserve and rebuild the Angels Flight Railway. A part of the California Plaza project, the restoration and reconstruction of Angels Flight was funded from the CRA's Bunker Hill tax increment revenues and a grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. This marker, erected at the February 23, 1996, re-dedication, celebrates: “A Promise Fulfilled, the Return of Angels Flight”. , Richard J. Riordan, Mayor. , Opened December 31, 1901. , Closed and preserved May 18, 1969. , Re-dedicated February 23, 1996. , Reopened February 21, 1996. , When the Angels Flight funicular railway was closed on May 13, 1969, it was carefully dismantled, and its component parts were placed in storage. During the 1995-96 restoration and reconstruction effort under the auspices of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles, the original station-house, at the top, and the Hill Street arch, at the bottom, were restored. Similarly, the original cars, Olivet and Sinai were restored, but each car now sits upon an entirely new undercarriage designed as an integral component of the inclined railway's modern operating system. The work of the historic restoration and engineering professionals was overseen by a group representing the CRA, the Cultural Affairs Department of the City of Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles Conservancy. The work was performed by: Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles.