Station Fixtures
by Jenny Revitz Soper
Title
Station Fixtures
Artist
Jenny Revitz Soper
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
Los Angeles Union Station opened on May 3, 1939. Like L.A. itself, Union Station is a cultural hybrid, sporting a unique blend of Mission Revival, Streamline Moderne, Southwest, Spanish, and Art Deco styles. It took nearly seven years to plan and build and you can see all that time in the details of the station.
Union Station was partially designed by John Parkinson and Donald B. Parkinson who had also designed Los Angeles City Hall and other landmark Los Angeles buildings. They were assisted by a group of supporting architects. The structure contained wonderful architectural details such as eight-pointed stars. Enclosed garden patios are on either side of the waiting room, and passengers exiting the trains were originally directed through the southern garden. The lower parts of the interior walls are covered in travertine marble; the upper parts have an early form of acoustical tile. The floor in the large rooms is terra cotta with a central strip of inlaid marble (including travertine, somewhat unusual in floors since it is soft). The ceiling in the waiting room has the appearance of wood, but is actually made of steel
These light fixtures are original and are hung from the steel ceiling in the waiting room and the ticket concourse.
Tied for FIRST PLACE in the Vintage Glass - Photography Only contest 06/06/2016
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February 16th, 2016
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Comments (69)
Mary Deal
It's nearly impossible to decorate the same way as in the past. Some of these art fixtures should surely be preserved. They are part of history.
PROMedias US
That is quite a light fixture. Amazing what happens when things are designed to last more than 20 years or so.
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