Title supplied by cataloger. John Parkinson and Donald B. Parkinson designed the 1939 Union Station, located at 800 North Alameda Street. The structure combines Spanish Colonial, Mission Revival, and Streamline Modern style, with Moorish architectural details. Gladding, McBean & Co made most of the tile in the station. It was named the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal (LAUPT) until Catellus Development, officially changed the name to Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS). The station was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #101 in 1972 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Building #80000811 in 1980. Looking southeast across Alameda Street towards Union Station on a smoggy day. In the center is the faint outline of a Los Angeles Gas Company gas holder (gasometer). Dated September 1955.
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1 slide :color ;5 x 5 cm. Photographic color slides
Union Passenger Terminal (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Gas Company Railroad stations--California--Los Angeles Terminals (Transportation)--California--Los Angeles Gasholders Smog--California--Los Angeles Art deco (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles Parking lots--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Palms--California--Los Angeles Electric lines--Poles and towers Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Slides Parkinson, John,1861-1935 Parkinson, Donald B.(Donald Berthold),1895-1945
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