The largest railroad passenger terminal in the Western United States is right here in downtown Los Angeles.

Union Station opened in May 1939 to huge fanfare. Over half a million Angelenos came out to celebrate what would become widely regarded as “the last of the great train stations.”

Kristopher Gee takes a historical tour of LA’s architectural masterpiece.

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