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Order Number	00033022
Title	Watts railroad station
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Transportation-Railroads-Stations-Watts.
Date	Circa 1980
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Historical Data	From 1904-1961, this depot served the Long Beach Line of the Pacific Electric Railway Company. It was the only structure that was not damaged when businesses on 103rd Street burned during the 1965 Watts Riots. As a symbol of hope and renewal for the Watts community, it was declared Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #36 on December 3, 1965 and was also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The Community Redevelopment Agency spent $700,000 to restore the structure to its original exterior design in the 1980s. The Blue Line of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) operates on the old Pacific Electric right of way and has a stop at the station, but the station does not serve as a passenger platform or ticket booth for riders.
Description	Dilapidated Watts railroad station seen from across the tracks.
Subject	Watts Station (Los Angeles, Calif.). Railroad stations--California--Watts (Los Angeles). Abandoned buildings--California--Watts (Los Angeles). Railroads--California--Watts (Los Angeles). Electric lines--Poles and towers. Automobiles--California--Los Angeles. Streets--California--Watts (Los Angeles). Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments. Watts (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection