Renaissance revival

#273: Subway Terminal Building (Downtown)

#273: Subway Terminal Building (Downtown)

December 1, 2025
For 30 years the magnificent 12-story Subway Terminal Building downtown was the end point for LA's first subway, built by Pacific Electric Railway in 1925. After two rounds of renovation, the above-ground part now serves as luxury apartments. But it's the mothballed passenger concourse and tunnel that still excites the imagination of LA history buffs, 100 years later.
#233: Highland Park Masonic Temple

#233: Highland Park Masonic Temple

September 13, 2024
Built in 1923, this handsome brick and terracotta building witnessed 60 years of ritual and fraternity as the Highland Park Masonic Temple. Since 2017, it's housed the music venue the Lodge Room and an adjoining restaurant, Checker Hall. All the original Masonic symbols are still intact, and EVERYWHERE.