Union Pacific Railroad Stations in California: Union Pacific Railroad Stations in Alameda County, California
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Union Pacific Railroad Stations in Alameda County, California, Union Pacific Railroad Stations in Los Angeles County, California, Union Pacific Railroad Stations in Merced County, California, Union Pacific Railroad Stations in Santa Clara County, California, Union Pacific Railroad Stations in Siskiyou County, California, Union Pacific Railroad Stations in Yolo County, California, Union Station, Diridon Station, Kelso Depot, Restaurant and Employees Hotel, 16th Street Station, Oakland, California, Davis, Emeryville, Dunsmuir. Excerpt: Union Station (Los Angeles) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Union Station is located in the northeastern corner of Downtown Los Angeles, on the property bounded by Alameda Street, Chavez Boulevard, Vignes Street and the 110 Freeway. It is across Alameda Street from L.A.’s historic Olvera Street and El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park. The historic Terminal Annex building is on the opposite side of the Chavez Blvd. underpass. Chinatown and Civic Center are a short distance away. Union Station was partially designed by the father and son team of John Parkinson and Donald B. Parkinson, or the Parkinsons, assisted by a group of supporting architects, including the famous Jan van der Linden. The Parkinsons also designed Los Angeles City Hall. Their firm designed many landmark Los Angeles buildings from the late 19th century onward. The structure combines Dutch Colonial Revival Style architecture (the suggestion of the Dutch born Jan van der Linden), Mission Revival, and Streamline Moderne style, with architectural details such as eight-pointed stars. Enclosed garden patios are on either side of the waiting room, and passengers exiting the trains were originally directed through the southern garden. The lo… More: http://booksllc.net/?id=724792