Santa Fe opened the Moorish-inspired La Grande railroad station, located on the corner of 2nd and Santa Fe, on July 29, 1893. It was used as a passenger terminal for Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The station was damaged in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, and was replaced by Union Station in 1939. Exterior of the La Grande Station in Los Angeles.
La Grande Station (Los Angeles, Calif.) Railroad stations--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles Architecture--California--Los Angeles--Islamic influences Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
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