Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of an exterior view of the Southern Pacific River Station on San Fernando Road, ca.1919. The single-story brick building is at right. A row of tall, narrow archways goes around the front of the building. A concrete sidewalk can be seen in front of the building, and a row of utility poles runs along the sidewalk. Several automobiles can be seen parked near the curb at left. A wooden bridge can be seen over the road in the background at left. The station was Los Angeles's first Southern Pacific station and was built in 1887. Legible signs include, from left to right: "Lunch Ro[om]", "Southern Pacific Ticket Office Waiting Room", and "To San Francisco River Station Elevation 29 Feet To New Orleans" Additional information: The Southern Pacific River Station was located at 1501 San Fernando Street. San Fernando Street was renamed North Spring Street sometime in the 1910s, and the new address for the River Station was 1500 North Spring Street. The 1917 city directory still lists River Station on San Fernando Street, while the 1918 edition lists it at the N Spring Street address.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
Los Angeles--Architecture--Commercial--Train stations Railroads--Stations Southern Pacific Railroad Railroad features
Time Period
circa 1919
Place
-118.23193,34.10083 -118.22986,34.09767 -118.23191,34.09479 -118.23383,34.09766 1501 San Fernando Street (later, 1500 North Spring Street) California Glassell Park Los Angeles Southern Pacific River Station USA
Source
33389 [Accession number] CHS-33389 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] isla id: S-4648 [Identifying number]
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
