Southern California Rapid Transit District collection of Metro Rail artist's renderings

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Southern California Rapid Transit District collection of Metro Rail artist's renderings

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box 1, folder 1

5th/Hill Station circa 1983

5th and Hill Cutaway

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5th and Hill Station

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Scope and Contents

1 black and white photocopy of a line drawing depicting a rendering of the 5th/Hill Station from a cutaway perspective, 1 8x10 color print of the same rendering, 1 black and white, shaded print of the same rendering, 1 rendering of the exterior, street level view of the station with contract number A-140 mounted on presentation board, and 1 identical view as a flat, photo print

box 1, folder 2

7th St./Metro Center Station 1984-1987

7th/Flower

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7th St./Metro Center Station

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Scope and Contents

1 8x10, color rendering of 7th/Flower Station, contract A-165, depicting the exterior of the station as seen from street level, 1 color copy of 7th St./Metro Center Station depicting the station as seen from a cutaway view

box 1, folder 3

Civic Center Station 1984

Civic Center Station During Construction

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Civic Center Station

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Civic Center Station Interior

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Scope and Contents

1 8x10, color rendering depicting various stages of Civic Center Station during construction, 1 8x10 color rendering depicting the completed, operational Civic Center Station, 1 identical rendering mounted on presentation board, 1 8x10, color rendering depicting the interior entrance to Civic Center Station, contract A-140

box 1, folder 4

Fairfax/Beverly Station 1983 March

Fairfax/Beverly Station

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Scope and Contents

1 color rendering depicting the exterior of the Fairfax/Beverly Station as seen from street level. Station never built.

box 1, folder 5

Hollywood/Cahuenga Station 1983 February, 1983 May

Hollywood/Cahuenga Station -- Exterior

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Scope and Contents

1 color rendering of Hollywood/Cahuenga Station as seen from an aerial view looking Northwest, 1 color rendering of the station from the interior in which the boarding platform lies below a shopping mall. Station never built.

box 1, folder 6

Hollywood/Vine Station circa 1993

Hollywood/Vine Station B281

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Hollywood/Vine Station B281

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Hollywood/Vine Station B281 -- Aerial

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Hollywood/Vine Station B281

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Scope and Contents

1 color rendering depicting the interior of Hollywood/Vine Station, 1 color rendering depicting the boarding platform of Hollywood/Vine Station, 1 color rendering depicting the exterior of the station as seen from street level, 1 color rendering depicting the mezzanine level of the station, 1 8x10 negative featuring a rendering of the mezzanine of the station and containing information about the architects, artist, and consultants

box 1, folder 7

Hollywood/Western Station circa 1993

Hollywood/Western Station B271A

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Hollywood/Western Station B271 -- Aerial

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Hollywood/Western Station B271

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Scope and Contents

1 color rendering depicting the exterior of the station entrance as seen from street level, contract B271A, 1 color rendering depicting the exterior of the station entrance as seen from street level, contract B271, 1 color rendering of the boarding platform of the station, 1 8x10 negative featuring a station rendering and containing information about the architecture, artist, and consultants

box 1, folder 8

Main Yard & Shops circa 1983

Northeast View of Main Yard and Shops

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Scope and Contents

1 color rendering depicting an aerial view of the main yard & shops

box 1, folder 9

Mezzanine 1983 April, 1983 June

Clearspan End Mezzanine

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Center Mezzanine

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Center Mezzanine

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Typical End Mezzanine

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Scope and Contents

5 color renderings depicting the mezzanine level of an unnamed subway station

box 1, folder 10

North Hollywood Station 1983 March - circa 1993

North Hollywood Station Entrance

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North Hollywood Station C0351

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Scope and Contents

1 color rendering depicting the corner of the station entrance as seen from street level looking Northeast, 1 color rendering depicting North Hollywood Station, Contract C0351 from an aerial view

box 1, folder 11

Proposed Aerial Alignment for North Hollywood 1982 July

Proposed Aerial Alignment for North Hollywood

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Scope and Contents

1 color rendering depicting an aerial portion of the Red Line running parallel to Vineland Avenue. Never built.

box 1, folder 12

Proposed Hollywood Intermediate Capacity Transit System 1982 July

Proposed Hollywood Intermediate Capacity Transit System

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Proposed Hollywood Intermediate Capacity Transit System

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Scope and Contents

3 color renderings depicting a transit system following Hawthorn and Selma Avenues. Never built.

box 1, folder 13

Union Station circa 1983 March

Union Station View Looking Northeast

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Union Station A-135

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Scope and Contents

1 color rendering depicting the exterior of Union Station from an aerial view looking Northeast, 1 color rendering depicting the mezzanine and boarding platform of the station

box 1, folder 14

Universal City Station 1983 February, 1994

Proposed Universal City Metro Rail Station

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Scope and Contents

1 color rendering depicting the entrance of the station as seen from an aerial view, 1 color rendering of the station entrance and elevator as seen from street level

box 1, folder 15

Vehicles circa 1983 October

Scope and Contents

1 black and white rendering of the exterior of a Red Line vehicle, 1 black and white rendering of the interior of a Red Line vehicle, 1 color rendering depicting a Red Line vehicle inside a subway tunnel

box 1, folder 16

Vermont Station 1983 June

Scope and Contents

1 color rendering depicting the boarding platform of "Vermont Station"

box 1, folder 17

Vermont/Beverly Station 1991-1993

Vermont/Beverly Station B241

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Vermont/Beverly Station B241

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Vermont/Beverly Station B241

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Scope and Contents

1 color rendering depicting the entrance of Vermont/Beverly Station as seen from street level, 1 color rendering on printer paper depicting the entrance of Vermont/Beverly Station as seen from street level, 1 color rendering on printer paper depicting the boarding platform of Vermont/Beverly Station

box 1, folder 18

Vermont/Santa Monica Station 1993

Vermont/Santa Monica Station -- Exterior

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Vermont/Santa Monica Station -- Boarding Platform

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Scope and Contents

1 color rendering depicting the entrance of Vermont/Santa Monica as seen from street level, 1 black and white rendering depicting the boarding platform of the station, 1 color rendering of the same boarding platform depiction on printer paper, 1 black and white rendering depicting passengers on the escalators at the station entry, 1 identical rendering but in color, 1 color rendering on printer paper depicting the station entrance as seen from street level

box 1, folder 19

Vermont/Sunset Station circa 1983-1993

Vermont/Sunset Station

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Scope and Contents

1 color artist's rendering depicting the station's entrance as seen from above street level

box 1, folder 20

Wilshire/Alvarado (Westlake/MacArthur Park) Station 1983 March

Alvarado Station View Looking Northeast

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Wilshire/Alvarado Station A-170

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Wilshire/Alvarado Station A-170

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Scope and Contents

1 color rendering depicting the exterior of the station as seen from the Northeast at street level, 1 color rendering mounted on presentation board depicting the mezzanine level of the station, 1 color rendering depicting the entrance of the station as seen from above street level

box 1, folder 21

Wilshire/Western Station 1983 May; 1985

Wilshire/Western Station Entry

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Wilshire/Western Station B231

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Scope and Contents

1 color rendering depicting the station entrance as seen looking Southwest from street level, 1 color rendering on printer paper depicting the boarding platform of the station

box 1, folder 22

Wilshire/Normandie Station circa 1991

Wilshire/Normandie Station

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Scope and Contents

1 color rendering depicting the boarding platform of the Red Line station at Wilshire and Normandie.

box 1, folder 23

Wilshire/Crenshaw Station 1983 March

Crenshaw Station Entrance

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Scope and Contents

1 artist's rendering depicting the station entrance looking Southeast at street level, 1 very similar artist's rendering with the addition of street signs indicating the intersection of Wilshire Blvd. and Lorraine Blvd. Station never built.

box 1, folder 24

Wilshire/Fairfax Station 1983 February

Wilshire/Fairfax Station

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Wilshire/Fairfax Station

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Scope and Contents

1 color rendering depicting the entrance of the station as seen looking Southeast from above street level, 1 color rendering depicting a cutaway of the entire station. Station never built.

box 1, folder 25

Wilshire/La Brea Station 1983 February; 1983 May

Wilshire/La Brea Station Cutaway View Looking North

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Wilshire/La Brea Station Joint Development

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Scope and Contents

1 color rendering depicting the entire station as seen from a cutaway view looking North, 1 color rendering of a cutaway view of the station placed inside of a joint development/shopping center. Station never built.

box 1, folder 26

MOS 1 Graphics circa 1983-1993

Scope and Contents

22 35mm color slides depicting subway vehicle exteriors, tunnel renderings, and station renderings

box 1, folder 27

Renderings circa 1983-1993

Scope and Contents

26 35mm color slides containing renderings of Red Line vehicles, Union Station, Wilshire/Alvarado Station, and core studies.

box 1, folder 28

Core Study, Wilshire Boulevard Elevated Stations circa 1983-1993

Scope and Contents

10 35mm color slides containing renderings depicting Red Line stations and core studies

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