Finding aid for the Southern California Rapid Transit District collection of Metro Rail artist's renderings
Finding aid prepared by Denise Villegas
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Library and Archives
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Language of Material:
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Contributing Institution:
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Library and Archives
Title: Southern California Rapid Transit District collection of Metro Rail artist's renderings
Creator:
Southern California Rapid Transit District
Identifier/Call Number: 20-DPGTL
Physical Description:
0.21 linear feet
0.5 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1983-1993
Language of Material: English
Abstract: This collection contains artist's renderings depicting stations along the originally planned Red Line subway route, as well
as stations along the eventually constructed Red and Purple Lines.
Physical Location: LACMTA Research Library and Archive
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. All renderings have been digitized and are available by contacting LACTMA Research Library and Archive.
For physical access, advance notice is required. Contact LACMTA Research Library and Archive to make an appointment.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the LACMTA Research Library and Archive. Permission for reproduction
or publication is given on behalf of the LACMTA Research Library and Archive as the owner of the physical items. The researcher
assumes all responsibility for possible infringement that may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the
LACMTA Research Library and Archive collections.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Southern California Rapid Transit District collection of Metro Rail artist's renderings, 20-DPGTL.
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Library and Archive.
Processing Information
Processed by Denise Villegas, July 2012.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
SCRTD material was passed on to LACMTA in the 1993 merger.
Biography / Administrative History
Planning for Metro rail service formally began in 1975 with SCRTD's formation of a Rapid Transit Advisory Committee to identify
a starter line for rail rapid transit. In 1979, a Draft Environment Impact Report/Alternatives Analysis is released for a
rail starter line that would eventually become the Metro Red Line subway. In 1980, a majority of Los Angeles County voters
approved Proposition A, a half cent sales tax for transportation improvements, with 35% of revenue dedicated for rail construction.
Planning was in full swing in the early 1980s, when the first renderings in this collection were created.
Original plans that are represented in some of these renderings were for a route that proceeded west from Downtown Los Angeles
underneath Wilshire Boulevard, then following Fairfax Avenue north to Sunset Boulevard, backtracking east to Cahuenga Boulevard,
and then traveling northwest to the terminus at North Hollywood station.
In 1985, a methane gas explosion at Fairfax and Third prompted a change in federal law that affected subway project funding.
A methane gas risk zone was identified along the Wilshire corridor in the Miracle Mile area and the planned route was changed
to turn north at Vermont Avenue, continue west along Hollywood Boulevard, and then northwest to the terminus at North Hollywood.
An additional corridor, the Purple Line, follows the same route as the Red Line except that it continues west after Wilshire/Vermont
Station and has a terminus at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue. Using mostly federal and state funding,
construction on a five station "starter line" subway in downtown Los Angeles began in 1986.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains color and black and white prints and color 35mm slides of artists' renderings of planned Metro rail
stations, as well as vehicle exteriors, tunnel renderings, and core studies from 1983-1993. The renderings represent currently
existing Red and Purple Line stations, as well as stations and infrastructure that were never built, particularly in the Miracle
Mile area as well as Hollywood and North Hollywood.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by station name.
Related Materials
03-DPGTL Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Collection of Metro Red Line Construction Progress Photographs
22-DPGTL Metro Art Department collection of Metro Rail public art photographs
23-DPGTL Southern California Rapid Transit District collection of Metro Rail Project aerial photographs
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Subway stations -- California -- Los Angeles County
Local Transit -- California -- Los Angeles County
Local Transit -- Design and construction -- California -- Los Angeles County
Southern California Rapid Transit District
box 1, folder 1
5th/Hill Station
circa 1983
5th and Hill Cutaway
5th and Hill Station
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
7th St./Metro Center Station
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
Civic Center Station
Civic Center Station Interior
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
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
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
Hollywood/Vine Station B281
Hollywood/Vine Station B281 -- Aerial
Hollywood/Vine Station B281
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
Hollywood/Western Station B271 -- Aerial
Hollywood/Western Station B271
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
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
Center Mezzanine
Center Mezzanine
Typical End Mezzanine
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
North Hollywood Station C0351
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
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
Proposed Hollywood Intermediate Capacity Transit System
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
Union Station A-135
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
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
Vermont/Beverly Station B241
Vermont/Beverly Station B241
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
Vermont/Santa Monica Station -- Boarding Platform
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
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
Wilshire/Alvarado Station A-170
Wilshire/Alvarado Station A-170
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
Wilshire/Western Station B231
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
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
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
Wilshire/Fairfax Station
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
Wilshire/La Brea Station Joint Development
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
