The Figueroa Street Tunnels are four art deco tunnels with subway-tile walls originally built between 1931 and 1935 on Figueroa Street in Elysian Park. In 1940 they were incorporated into California State Route 110/Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway). View of the Figueroa Street Tunnels being constructed in Elysian Park.
Streets--California--Los Angeles Tunnels--California--Los Angeles Express highways--California, Southern Tunnels--California--Los Angeles--Design and construction Figueroa Street Tunnels (Los Angeles, Calif.) Figueroa Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Arroyo Seco Parkway (Calif.) Elysian Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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