Views of the LAUPT

Walk in from the parking lot under the great arches, this is the sunny side of the South Patio with garden planters and with seating for traveles. The Clock Tower seen in the background is at the at the terminal entrance.

Facing south under the Great Arches is the entrance to the old Harvey House Restaurant. It has been closed for some time but someday we can only hope the doors will be open again.

Looking in through the glass doors of the Harvey House, imagine the people dining in this busy restaurant during WWII. Perhaps yourself, (if you are old enough) have had lunch here, may even remember what you ordered.

The Ticket Concourse at one time was used by the three western railroads to sell their tickets for trains departing the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal. Southern Pacific trains were the Coast Daylight, San Joaquin Daylight, Sunset and the Golden State, Santa Fe operated The Chief to Chicago, and San Diego bound trains. Union Pacific ran its City of Los Angeles.

This Passage way connect the Waiting Room and the long tunnel under the tracks having ramps leading to each platform. Baggage arriving from and going on board trains is checked here.

Terminal Tower was the nerve center for passenger trains arriving and departing the station tracks. In the all widowed room, towermen use to operated a large interlocking control panel for all the track switches and signals. Now Metrolink has an operations center that controls all passenger traffic lines into the Terminal.