Walking Tour | Weekly
Union Station: America’s Last Great Train Station
Saturday, August 24, 2024
11 a.m.
Take a ride back in time to see the last great train station ever built.
About This Tour
Los Angeles’ Union Station was the last great railway station built during the golden age of rail travel, and it stands at a crossroads in L.A. history, straddling the city’s early decades and its emergence as a world-class metropolis. It bursts at the seams with historical figures and significant stories, as well as stunning spaces to explore. You’ll visit the former Fred Harvey Restaurant, a stunning example of late Art Deco design and a site that provided women with rare work opportunities outside the home. You’ll gain exclusive access to the grand Ticketing Concourse, where passengers purchased tickets alongside soldiers headed to war, and pass through the Waiting Room en route to Union Station’s modern wing. Along the way, you’ll see newly restored architectural details and interior spaces familiar from decades of film and television spots.
Recommended for:
Architecture lovers who appreciate the fusion of Art Deco, Mission Revival, and Streamline Moderne.
Travel and transportation history buffs interested in the golden age of rail travel.
Design and craftsmanship aficionados who appreciate restored architectural details.
See below for more important information.
Registration required
Approx. 1.5 - 2 hrs.
Route covers about one mile total walking; no stairs or inclines
Wheelchair accessible
Includes exteriors and interiors(Subject to availability)
No pets allowed. Except for service animals.
Ticket Information
$18
Youth
$25
General Public
$18
Members
Upcoming Union Station Walking Tours
Important Information
We will start our tour at Union Station. Additional location information will be sent upon registration.
- Tour will run rain or shine.
- You can change your reservation date if you contact us at info@laconservancy.org at least 48 hours before your original reservation date.
- If a member of your party is in a wheelchair, please let us know in advance by emailing info@laconservancy.org.
- There is no cost for caregivers accompanying people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance by emailing us at info@laconservancy.org.
All participants in the Los Angeles Conservancy-sponsored Walking Tours knowingly and freely accept and assume all risks, both known and unknown, including contracting and/or transmitting certain communicable diseases, and AGREE TO RELEASE, DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, NOT SUE, AND HOLD HARMLESS the Los Angeles Conservancy, its principals, officers, employees, volunteers, sponsors, agents and other participants from any and all claims, damages (including medical expenses and attorneys’ fees), injuries and expenses arising out of, or resulting from your voluntary attendance/participation in Walking Tours, including contracting certain communicable diseases and any and all other injury, illness, disability, death, or loss or damage to person or property. All participants expressly waive the benefits of California Civil Code 1542, which provides that: “A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.
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