La Grande Station

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The California Limited, led by engine No. 53, makes a stop at the La Grande Station, circa 1899.
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The California Limited, led by engine No. 53, makes a stop at the La Grande Station, circa 1899.

La Grande Station was the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's (Santa Fe) main passenger terminal in Los Angeles, California, until damage from the Long Beach earthquake of 1933 forced its closure.[1] When Union Station opened in 1939, Santa Fe moved all of its passenger services there.

Santa Fe opened La Grande Station on July 29, 1893.[2][3] The station was unique for Southern California in its Moorish-inspired architecture.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Southern California Institute of Architecture (2004). On the History of the Santa Fe Freight Depot, Los Angeles. Retrieved on 2006-05-12.
  2. ^ Rasmussen, Cecilia; Times staff writer. Union Station Helped Turn a City Into a Metropolis. Retrieved on 2006-05-12.
  3. ^ Brehm, Qathryn. Los Angeles Downtown Arts District: History. Retrieved on 2006-05-12.

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