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Title
Watts railroad station
Alternative Title
Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
Circa 1980
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
From 1904-1961, this depot served the Long Beach Line of the Pacific Electric Railway Company. It was the only structure that was not damaged when businesses on 103rd Street burned during the 1965 Watts Riots. As a symbol of hope and renewal for the Watts community, it was declared Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #36 on December 3, 1965 and was also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The Community Redevelopment Agency spent $700,000 to restore the structure to its original exterior design in the 1980s. The Blue Line of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) operates on the old Pacific Electric right of way and has a stop at the station, but the station does not serve as a passenger platform or ticket booth for riders.
Dilapidated Watts railroad station seen from across the tracks.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00033022
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Transportation-Railroads-Stations-Watts.
CARL0000036013
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/96668
Subject
Watts Station (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Railroad stations--California--Watts (Los Angeles)
Abandoned buildings--California--Watts (Los Angeles)
Railroads--California--Watts (Los Angeles)
Electric lines--Poles and towers
Automobiles--California--Los Angeles
Streets--California--Watts (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments
Watts (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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