Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Southern Pacific Railroad Yard, 1981

1981, View looking south from Buena Vista Hill in Elysian Park towards downtown Los Angeles. The old Southern Pacific Railroad Yard, now the site of the Los Angeles State Historic Park, is visible on the left. North Broadway runs diagonally at the center of the image. Photo by William Reagh.
This former site of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company's River Station (1876−1901) is considered the "Ellis Island of Los Angeles," where new arrivals from the East first disembarked. Corn leaking from train cars and sprouting along the tracks gave rise to the nickname "The Cornfield." The 32-acre site was established as a California state park in 2001.  

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