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Identifier	clloy_074
Title	Entrance to Southern Pacific Depot, Los Angeles, Cal.
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1915
Subject (Topic)	Railroads--California--Los Angeles; Railroad stations--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	Southern Pacific Railroad Company;
Subject (Place)	Los Angeles (Calif.);
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	Julius J. Hecht; Hecht's Quality Cards
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, California
Language	eng
Description	Exterior view of Southern Pacific Railway's Central Station, with a row of cars parked outside.
Historical Background	The Southern Pacific depot was one of three railroad depots that served the Los Angeles area before the construction of Union Station in 1939. The Southern Pacific Arcade depot was originally constructed in 1888 at 5th and Central streets. 26 years later, in 1914, the station was rebuilt on an adjoining site, and renamed to Central Station. In 1924, the Union Pacific Railroad moved its Downtown Los Angeles passenger terminal to Central Station after its original passenger depot was destroyed by fire. The Central Station, along with the "La Grande" Santa Fe Railroad Passenger Depot, was replaced in 1939 by Union Station and later demolished.
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: A-61514; Series number: "L.A. 31"
Additional Notes	Date from publisher's serial number.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection