Identifier	post_00184
Title	Arcade Depot, Los Angeles, Cal.
Creator	unknown
Date Published	circa 1905
Subject (Topic)	Railroads--California--Los Angeles; Railroad stations--California--Los Angeles; Railroad passenger cars;
Subject (Name)	Southern Pacific Arcade Depot (Los Angeles, Calif.); Southern Pacific Railroad Company;
Subject (Place)	Los Angeles (Calif.); Central Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.); Fifth Street (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	DE
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/collections/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	M. Rieder
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal. and Leipzig
Language	eng
Description	A view of the Southern Pacific Arcade Depot looking towards the southeast. A passenger car is visible at the building's entrance. Four palm and fruit trees, a rose bush and flower beds are visible in the park in the foreground. The passenger entrance appears in the background on the right side of the image. A portion of a passenger car can be seen on tracks to the left of the building.
Historical Background	The Southern Pacific Arcade Depot was one of three railroad depots that served the Los Angeles area before the construction of Union Station in 1939. The Arcade Depot was originally constructed in 1888 at 5th Street and Central Avenue, on acreage originally owned by William Wolfskill and used for cultivating the first commercial orange grove in Southern California. In 1914, the station was rebuilt on an adjoining site, and renamed Central Station. Central Station also became the site of the Union Pacific Railroad's downtown Los Angeles passenger terminal in 1924 when 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.
Additional Printed Matter	On back:"Hand Painted"
Publisher's Identifier	Series number: No. 2843
Additional Notes	Approximate date from postmark.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection