LA as Subject
18th annual Archives bazaar
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2023
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Doheny Memorial Library
USC University Park Campus
The Los Angeles Union Station Historical Society hosted the table at the Archives Bazaar.
LOS ANGELES UNION STATION Historical Society NEWs
LA Union Station Historical Society Souvenir exhibit at the LA Union Station Train festival |
LOS ANGELES UNION STATION TRAIN
FESTIVAL 2023:
A CELEBRATION OF PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE
On September 9th and 10th 2023, the Los Angeles Union Station Historical Society participated at LA Union Station Train Festival that celebrated the rail transportation in Southern California and offered one of the kind exhibits and other activities for all ages.
SAVE UNION STATION FROM
FRANK MCCOURT’S GONDOLA PROJECT!
Dear supporters of Los Angeles Union Station!
Real estate billionaire Frank McCourt and LA Metro are seeking to build
a futuristic cable car ride or “Gondola” from the front of Union Station
to Dodger Stadium that will permanently blight the iconic view
of Union Station’s Hispanic-Cathedral style facade!
Real estate billionaire Frank McCourt and LA Metro are seeking to build
a futuristic cable car ride or “Gondola” from the front of Union Station
to Dodger Stadium that will permanently blight the iconic view
of Union Station’s Hispanic-Cathedral style facade!
Click on the link below to download a file "Los Angeles Union Station Historical Society Comments
Opposing LAART’s “Gondola” Draft EIR".
Opposing LAART’s “Gondola” Draft EIR".
la_union_station_historical_society_comments_on_gondola_project.docx |
What can you do?
Send your letters opposing the Gondola’s Draft Environment Impact
Report to: Cory Zelmer,
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority,
1 Gateway Plaza, Mail Stop 99-22-6, Los Angeles CA 90012
by January 12, 2023. Email to [email protected].
Attend Metro’s public meeting on January 12th , 2023, 5PM-7PM
at Cathedral High School Gymnasium, 1253 Bishop’s Rd., Los Angeles CA 90012.
Learn about the Aerial Rapid Transit Technology LLC (ARTT) proposal for an aerial
rapid transit gondola system in Los Angeles or LA Aerial Rapid Transit project (LA ART).
Read more about the Gondola project.
Send your letters opposing the Gondola’s Draft Environment Impact
Report to: Cory Zelmer,
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority,
1 Gateway Plaza, Mail Stop 99-22-6, Los Angeles CA 90012
by January 12, 2023. Email to [email protected].
Attend Metro’s public meeting on January 12th , 2023, 5PM-7PM
at Cathedral High School Gymnasium, 1253 Bishop’s Rd., Los Angeles CA 90012.
Learn about the Aerial Rapid Transit Technology LLC (ARTT) proposal for an aerial
rapid transit gondola system in Los Angeles or LA Aerial Rapid Transit project (LA ART).
Read more about the Gondola project.
LOS ANGELES UNION STATION HISTORICAL SOCIETY at
16th annual Los Angeles Archives BazaaR
OCTOBER 23, 2021
9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
DOHENY MEMORIAL LIBRARY
USC UNIVERSITY PARK CAMPUS
The information about this event is available at https://laassubject.org/archives-bazaar
The OScars
On April 25th, 2021, LA Union Station co-hosted the 93rd Academy Awards.
Tom Brook (BBC News) interviewed our Director, Tom Savio, about the station's role in the movies. Enjoy this video tour to LA Union Station.
LOS Angeles Union Station historical Society
at Los ANgeles as subject ARCHIVES Bazaar Online
October 17, 2020
This year will be a whole new adventure as the Archives Bazaar will be entirely virtual. Although the environment will be different, we still want to encapsulate the spirit of showcasing L.A. archives “All Day. All in one Place” through live presentations, interactive sessions, and on demand videos. Links to access the event will be posted at laassubject.org/archives-bazaar.
LOS ANGELES UNION STATION HISTORICAL SOCIETY
AT LOS ANGELES AS SUBJECT ARCHIVES BAZAAR
OCTOBER 12, 2019
Thank you all for visiting our table and reaching out to us!
Call for Action
October 12, 2019.
As Metrolink's said goodbye to its oldest locomotive #800, the LAUSHS has joined efforts to have the historic engine preserved at a local railroad museum."
You can contact Metrolink Board at SCRRA Board of Directors at P.O. Box 812060 Los Angeles, CA 90081-0018 or Board Secretary: Kari Holman at 213.452.0255 or [email protected].
As Metrolink's said goodbye to its oldest locomotive #800, the LAUSHS has joined efforts to have the historic engine preserved at a local railroad museum."
You can contact Metrolink Board at SCRRA Board of Directors at P.O. Box 812060 Los Angeles, CA 90081-0018 or Board Secretary: Kari Holman at 213.452.0255 or [email protected].
14th annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar
Saturday, October 12, 2019
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Doheny Memorial Library
USC University Park Campus
For more information about the event, please visit https://laassubject.org/archives-bazaar
"MARTIAN ATTACK" ON L.A. UNION STATION ZAPPED!
LA Metro's "LINK-US" Union Station annex plan, which has been likened to a "Martian Flying Saucer," has been ZAPPED by LA Union Station Historical Society's protests and approximately 450 negative letters submitted by Metro partons and citizens! The revised LINK-US plan, as now approved by Metro's Board, has a much more conservative and lower profile, with additional toilets and a flat pedestrian tunnel connecting the station's historic headhouse with the Patsaouras Bus Plaza. The tunnel itself will be widen overall and include a reserved lane for baggage and disabled passenger trams. "The plan, as revised, apparently will have little impact on the station's historic Hispanic architecture, although LAUSHS will keep a sharp eye on the details as the project progresses." Stated: Executive Director Tom Savio.
Stay tuned for further updates!
For additional details on LinkUS, see coverage at The Source and Urbanize – and the Metro project webpage, which includes the draft environmental studies.
Stay tuned for further updates!
For additional details on LinkUS, see coverage at The Source and Urbanize – and the Metro project webpage, which includes the draft environmental studies.
SAD NEWS - TRAXX RESTAURANT has closed!
Traxx Restaurant and Bar, in LA Union Station, closed for good on May 1, 2019 after 25 years of outstanding cookery. According to reliable sources, Traxx was seriously impacted by the opening of the Imperial Western gastro-pub that now occupies the Former Harvey House Restaurant in the south wing of Union Station, as well as the ending of its lease with Metro in September 2019. Fortunately, Traxx has donated its last menu (pictured) and other memorabilia to LA Union Station Historical Society. This happened just 3 days before Union Station celebrated its 80th birthday.
Union Station 80th anniversary celebration
Friday, May 3rd & Saturday, May 4th 2019
L.A.'s iconic Union Station turns 80 this May. The largest train terminal in the Western United States opened eight decades ago in May 1939.
On May 3rd & 4th Union Station will celebrate its 80th Anniversary with a two-day community celebration allowing Angelenos to enjoy the beauty and history of the beloved downtown landmark. Click Here for Schedule of Activities |
13th-annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar
Saturday, October 20, 2018
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Doheny Memorial Library
USC University Park Campus
LAUSHS artfacts and archives exhibit at the LA as Subject Annual Bazaar at Doheny Library, USC.
Archives Bazaar information is available here: https://laassubject.org/archives-bazaar
Archives Bazaar information is available here: https://laassubject.org/archives-bazaar
The Harvey House is back to the Unioun station |
The Harvey House building next to Union Station reopened to the public the first week of October for the first time since 1967, when the Harvey House restaurant chain (that used to be a mainstay of regional rail stations) closed its doors.
The space reopened as the home of Imperial Western Beer Company, a restaurant and bar big enough for more than 400 people, with its own brewery attached.
For more information, please read the LA Times acticle by Hadley Tomicki.
Come to see a new gastro-pub in the magnificenlty restored, Mary Colter-designed, Navajo style interrior.
Imperial Western Beer Company and The Streamliner hours
The space reopened as the home of Imperial Western Beer Company, a restaurant and bar big enough for more than 400 people, with its own brewery attached.
For more information, please read the LA Times acticle by Hadley Tomicki.
Come to see a new gastro-pub in the magnificenlty restored, Mary Colter-designed, Navajo style interrior.
Imperial Western Beer Company and The Streamliner hours
Los Angeles Union station historical society exhibit at
UNION STATION SUMMER TRAIN FEST
Saturday, July 14
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Union Station
This summer, Union Station will set Dreams in Motion with an up-close look at the magic of train travel at the 2nd Annual Union Station’s Summer Train Fest. The free family event will feature a rare collection of beautifully restored vintage train engines and cars from the 1940s, 50s and 60s. The festival will also showcase the future of train travel with exclusive and rarely seen train cars from Metrolink and Amtrak. For more information, please go to http://www.unionstationla.com/happenings/union-station-summer-train-fest |