PCAD - Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF), La Grande Depot, Los Angeles, CA

AKA: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, La Grande Station, Los Angeles, CA

Structure Type: built works - infrastructure - transportation structures - railroad stations

Postcard view of the ATSF La Grande Depot, Los Angeles, c. 1910; from author's own collection, postcard by William H. Mitchell

Postcard view of the ATSF La Grande Depot, Los Angeles, c. 1910; from the author's own collection, postcard by the Detroit Publishing Company

Postcard view of the ATSF La Grande Depot, Los Angeles, c. 1915. From Wikimedia Commons, postcard by the Western Publishing & Novelty Company

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East 2nd Street and South Santa Fe Avenue
Downtown, Los Angeles , CA 90012

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Overview

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) operated the La Grande Station for 46 years, from 1893 until 1939.

Building History

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) began operations at the La Grande Station on 07/29/1893. The lavish station cost approximately $50,000 to build, and featured Moorish architectural features intermixed with details derived from the prevailing Richardsonian Romanesque Style.

ATSF rail service switched to the new Union Station in 1939. The last ATSF train stopped at the depot on 05/03/1939.

Building Notes

A Harvey House restaurant operated at the depot from about 1893 until about 1923.

Alteration

A remodeling effort occurred in 1914.

The 1933 Long Beach Earthquake inflicted significant damage to the La Grande Depot, and was closed soon thereafter. For safety reasons, its dome had to be removed following the quake. It remained standing for some years, and was used in the relocation of Japanese-Americans during their internment during World War II.

Demolition

The La Grande Station was demolished c. 1946.

PCAD id: 6806

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF), La Grande Depot, Los Angeles, CA (1892-1893) demolished