Union Station, Outdoor Waiting Area

Alameda St.

Union Station, built by John and Donald Parkinson (who also designed City Hall and Bullock's Wilshire) in1939, mixes two architectural styles, Spanish Colonial Revival and Art Deco. The floor plan is a cross, like in a cathedral. The building has outdoor waiting rooms with beautifully tiled fountains and seats. There is no echo inside the building - the walls are lined with cork. Catellus Development Corporation owns the Station and its land. The old China Town occupied the area on which Union Station was built.


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