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#51: Plaza Substation (Downtown)

December 20, 2021

Transportation

This electrical power station, right on Olvera Street, powered 40% of LA's streetcars from 1905-1963

#48: James Allen Freeman House (Pasadena) + World’s First Motel

December 5, 2021

Architecture

A historic home in the posh Oak Knoll neighborhood, designed by the untrained Heineman brothers. PLUS: a visit to Arthur Heineman's Milestone Mo-Tel in San Luis Obispo, the world's first motel!

#45: Union Station (Downtown)

November 24, 2021

Architecture

A beloved landmark for travelers, architecture aficionados and culture vultures since it opened in 1939 Added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1980 I took these[…]

#38: Angels Flight Railway (Downtown)

November 13, 2021

Transportation

The shortest railway in the world, carrying folks 298 feet up and down a downtown LA hill in the same cars since 1901 Added to the National Register of[…]

#23: Pacific Electric Railway Company Substation No. 8 (Altadena)

November 1, 2021

Transportation

This power station once sent tourists to the top of the Altadena mountains by train & funicular on the famous, defunct Mount Lowe Railway. It's now a Mennonite thrift shop.

#14: Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot

October 19, 2021

Transportation

Originally built in 1924, the Glendale Railroad Depot has a restored churrigueresque revival facade. Southern Pacific shut down over 30 years ago, but this stylish depot is still serving Amtrak, Metrolink & Greyhound.