Central Station was the Southern Pacific Railroad's main passenger terminal in Los Angeles, California. It was formerly on Central Avenue at Fifth Street, in eastern Downtown Los Angeles. The primary
Exterior view of the Southern Pacific Depot, c. 1918
Station platforms and tracks seen from the north
Subway Terminal Building
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The historic Subway Terminal, now Metro 417, opened in 1925 at 417 South Hill Street near Pershing Square, in the core of Los Angeles as the second, main train station of the Pacific Electric Railway;
Central Station (Los Angeles)
…Union Station upon that building's completion in 1939. Pacific Electric cars continued to run here until September 1940 when trips were rerouted to the Subway Terminal Building. The Central Station was demolished on August 22, 1956…
Subway Terminal Building, 2008
Hill Street Station, c. 1924
Passengers boarding a train from an underground platform, c. 1930
Subway Terminal Building from northeast