Angels flight operated from 1901 until it was closed in 1969 when its location was redeveloped. The railway was relocated and reassembled at California Plaza in March of 1995, and closed again on February of 2001 after a serious accident which resulted in the death of passenger Leon Praport, 83, and the injuries of seven others, including Praport's wife, Lola. The accident occurred when the ascending Sinai cable car suddenly reversed direction and uncontrollably accelerated downhill and struck the Olivet cable car near the lower terminus. The second funicular still exists but does not operate; it is scheduled to reopen in the summer of 2007. Angels Flight Railway was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 13, 2000 - structure #00001168. View of the intersection of Hill and 3rd Street, looking east toward the lower entrance of the now-demolished original site of Angels Flight funicular railway. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Building, Pan American Building, and Douglas Building are all visible along 3rd Street.
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