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Order Number	00109961
Title	East, from Fort Moore Hill
Photographer	Harris, L. Mildred.
Collection ID	L. Mildred Harris Slide Collection Los Angeles Photographers Collection
Location/Accession	GPC_b94_f1_i17
Date	1949
Physical Description	1 slide :color ;5 x 5 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	John Parkinson and Donald B. Parkinson designed the 1939 Union Station, located at 800 North Alameda Street. The structure combines Spanish Colonial, Mission Revival, and Streamline Modern style, with Moorish architectural details. Gladding, McBean & Co made most of the tile in the station. It was named the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal (LAUPT) until Catellus Development, officially changed the name to Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS). The station was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #101 in 1972 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Building #80000811 in 1980.
Description	Looking east towards Los Angeles Union Station from Fort Moore Hill on August 4, 1949. Seen are various commercial buildings, a Los Angeles Transit Lines street car, Los Angeles Gas Company gas holders (gasometers), La Plaza Church, La Plaza Methodist Church, Methodist Headquarters Building (Biscailuz Building), and Olvera Street.
Subject	Union Passenger Terminal (Los Angeles, Calif.). Plaza Church (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Gas Company. Los Angeles Transit Lines. La Plaza United Methodist Church (Los Angeles, Calif.). Railroad stations--California--Los Angeles. Terminals (Transportation)--California--Los Angeles. Gasholders. Streets--California--Los Angeles. Street-railroads--California--Los Angeles. Plazas--California--Los Angeles. Electric railroads--Cars--California--Los Angeles. Catholic churches--California--Los Angeles. Church buildings--California--Los Angeles. Methodist church buildings--California--Los Angeles. Commercial buildings--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments. Electric lines--Poles and towers. Automobiles--California--Los Angeles. Art deco (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles. Architecture--California--Los Angeles--Spanish influences. Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles. Spring Street (Los Angeles, Calif.). Olvera Street (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Plaza (Los Angeles, Calif.). El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument (Los Angeles, Calif.). Sunset Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.). Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.). Slides Parkinson, John,1861-1935. Parkinson, Donald B.(Donald Berthold),1895-1945.
Format	Photographic color slides
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Internal Notes	The highest resolution available for this image is 300 dpi.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection