You don’t have to go broke to go to Brokechella
Coachella is fun, but for those of us looking to save a little money and stay a little closer to home, Brokechella is the way to go! Celebrate the fifth year [continue reading]
Caltrans reopens reconstructed Shoemaker Avenue bridge
Photos: Juan Ocampo/Metro Metro Deputy CEO Lindy Lee joined Caltrans this morning for a milestone ribbon cutting ceremony for the Shoemaker Avenue Bridge project. It is one of three bridges associated with the $180 million I-5 South HOV Widening/Rosecrans/Bloomfield Bridges widening project. Shoemaker Ave. bridge is the first completely reconstructed bridge [continue reading]
Union Station: A grand opening
Click on a photo to see a larger version or click on the first version to begin a slideshow-type display. Photos courtesy of the Los Angeles Railroad Heritage Foundation Collection. This is the first of a series of posts on the history of Union Station that will run on Tuesdays and [continue reading]
Great, great video of steam engine running along future Gold Line alignment in Pasadena in 1992
This week marks the 10th anniversary of Gold Line service beginning between Los Angeles Union Station and Pasadena. We’ll have some other posts as the week continues, but I thought it would be fun to start this one from YouTube user PhotoBoost. What exactly is happening here? This is a [continue reading]
Construction scheduled to begin tonight on bridge over 210 for Gold Line Foothill Extension
The Foothill Extension will take the Gold Line from its current terminus in Pasadena to the Azusa/Glendora border. It’s a project funded by Measure R, the half-cent sales tax increase approved by L.A. County voters in 2008. The last station on the Gold Line at present is at Sierra Madre [continue reading]