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Union Station
(800) 266-6883
800 N Alameda St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Description
Union Station is the centralized hub of Los Angeles' rail transit system, with inter-city Amtrak service, commuter Metrolink, subway Metrorail, several local transit bus lines, downtown DASH shuttles, and waterfront trolleys. The station is located north of the Santa Ana Freeway, near the Metropolita...
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Updated 09/18/2009
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If your fairytale wedding doesn't involve getting married in a sterile hotel, then you're in luck! Los Angeles has some interesting and beautiful locations where you can tie the knot. So whether you're a baseball enthusiast or a science geek, there's s...
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Updated 05/11/2009
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Love or hate it, Los Angeles is sort of inspiring. And while it seems that singer/songwriters enjoy railing against it, I think that deep down inside they secretly love it here. Well, when they're not describing it going up in flames, that is.
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Just in case you decide to take a note from Gary and want to “ride Downtown Los Angeles.”
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Updated 10/18/2008
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In general, I loathe Public Displays of Affection, particularly when I am part of the public and not part of the affection. However, I have been known to involve in this kind of self-involved display on occasion, so here are some of the places where I...
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Train platforms are a perfectly fine place to bid a touchy-feely farewell. This kind of affection has to make up for the fact that there are no more tearful jetway goodbyes.
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Updated 08/13/2009
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It's no secret that I loved "(500) Days of Summer"-- I've sort of been talking about it nonstop since I saw it. Part of the reason I liked it so much was that it made Los Angeles (which isn't the prettiest of cities,) seem, dare I say it, picturesque. ...
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Union Station is where Tom and Summer get on a train to go to a wedding in “Santa Barbara” (the scene was actually shot just south of LA).
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I think Union Station would actually be a really cool place to get married. It would combine my love of public transit with my love of L.A. With an open bar.
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I’ve know people that have gotten married there. Sadly, I wasn’t invited…
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Updated 11/20/2008
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It seems like the economic crisis is on EVERYONE'S minds nowadays. And while I don't deny its importance, part of me is worried that environmental initiatives are going to take a back seat, partly because people deem them too expensive. And while times...
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So call public transportation in LA what you will (a debacle, a waste, a poor excuse for a transportation system), but you can’t say that it doesn’t exist. And while the Metro is hardly the subway, it does provide a somewhat convenient way to get to parts of LA, including Downtown. Will the Metro ever expand to Santa Monica like they say it will, maybe not, but we can still dream, can’t we?
If you’re looking for a memorable location with some history attached to it look no further than Union Station—this historic structure offers a beautiful architectural setting. Plus, you can brag to you friends that the station was used in a number of movies.