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Railroad - Highland Park

Santa Fe Arroyo Seco Railroad Bridge
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 339
Avenue 61 at 110 Freeway, Highland Park. This bridge, circa 1895, is the highest such structure in Los Angeles County and probably the oldest one in use. Over 700 feet long and 100 feet above the Pasadena Freeway, it consists of a steel structure on concrete footings supporting a single-track railroad line. Declared: 1/22/88
Avenue 61, Highland Park, CA Map

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Railroad - Los Angeles

Angels Flight Est. 1900

S Hill St at W 4th St, Los Angeles, CA 90013 Map

Mount Washington Cable Car Station
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 269
Opened May 24, 1909 and closed on January 9, 1919, the Mission Revival style funicular railroad station survives today in a slightly altered form as a private residence. The station was designed by Fred R. Dorn. Declared: 6/28/83
200 West Avenue 43, Los Angeles, CA 90065 Map

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Palms-Southern Pacific Railroad Depot Est. c 1887 Tours National Register more photos...
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 22
Heritage Square. This circa 1886 depot was moved in 1976 from National Blvd and Vinton Avenue. Open Friday through Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Declared: 8/9/63

3800 Homer Street, Los Angeles, CA 90031 Map
626 449-0193

River Station Area/Southern Pacific Railroad
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 82
Between North Broadway on the west, North Spring Street on the east, northward to the Los Angeles River and the southeasterly corner of Elysian Park, southward to the Capital Milling Company Building, contained many vestiges of 19th Century railroading: freight yards, warehouses, tracks, switch houses, docks and cobblestone pavement. Declared: 6/16/71

Union Station Terminal and Landscaped Grounds Est. 1939 National Register
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 101
Designed by architects John and Donald B. Parkinson, with landscape architect Tommy Tomson, in a Streamline Moderne & Spanish Style. Three of the nation's major railroads, Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and Union Pacific, pooled their resources in 1933 and proceeded with the construction of the Station. For even the most sophisticated traveler, the Los Angeles Union Station Terminal, typically Californian in aspect, is likely to evoke some of the excitement and nostalgia of days gone by. Declared: 8/2/72

800 N Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Map

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Railroad - Lynwood

Lynwood Pacific Electric Railway Depot National Register
The Lynwood PE Depot was moved from its former location on Long Beach Blvd due to the construction of the 105 Freeway. It is now located at Lynwood Park on the south side of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard where it intersects with Carson Drive. John R. Kielbasa

Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd at Carson Drive, Lynwood, CA 90262 Map

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Railroad - San Pedro

Pacific Electric Depot Est. 1911
This was not the main depot that was on 5th and Harbor Boulevard, which has long been razed. This was on the northwest corner of 22nd Street and Signal Street (about 1 1/2 mile south of the main depot). During World War I it served the old Navy Landing and Submarine Base that was across the street. This was were navy personnel would catch the Red Car to go into town (San Pedro) or all the way into Los Angeles during leave. The station was probably built in 1911 when the Outer Harbor Line was open for service. Service was discontinued on the Outer Harbor Line in April 1924. The newly restored Pacific Electric Red Car that now runs down the waterfront along part of this original line on weekends is housed in a large white tent-like shelter just west of here on 22nd Street. I used to work at the Municipal Fish Markets that were one block east of here and in the early 1980s, the place was used as a sandwich shop called the "Sandwich Depot" and it was painted tan at the time. The P.E. Depot is the taller building on the left. John R. Kielbasa

264 E 22nd St, San Pedro, CA 90731 Map

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Railroad - Torrance

Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge Est. 1913 National Register
Designed by Irving Gill. Courtesy of John R. Kielbasa.

Torrance Blvd bet Western Ave and Pacific Ave, Torrance, CA Map

Torrance Pacific Electric Depot Est. 1912
It was designed by Irving Gill and built in 1912. The building is in the mission style architecture. The original building had a bronze dome and red tile roof. It has been converted into an office building. Courtesy of John R. Kielbasa.

1300 Cabrillo Ave, Torrance, CA 90501 Map

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Railroad - Whittier

Southern Pacific Railroad Station National Register
11825 Bailey St, Whittier, CA 90601 Map

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