Los Angeles Union Station
Since 2008, ARG has played a wide-ranging role in preserving and enhancing the Los Angeles Union Station, one of the region’s most iconic and beloved buildings. Completed in 1939 to the designs of father-son duo Parkinson and Parkinson, the building merges the city’s Spanish Colonial heritage with forward-looking Moderne flourishes.
Our work coincides with Union Station’s re-emergence as a major hub for interstate and commuter rail and Los Angeles’ light rail and bus system, serving over 100,000 passengers daily. Using a collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach on a wide variety of projects, our work has included:
- Historic Structure Report
- Wood and metal restoration, including conservation of the historic ticket counters, original seating, and bronze windows, doors, and grilles
- Comprehensive roof repair and replacement
- Signage and wayfinding
- Installation of a new HVAC system
- Acoustic wall tile cleaning and restoration
- Design and construction of a new Bike Hub facility
- Design and construction of mobile retail merchandise units (RMU’s) in the main Waiting Room
- Decorative painted ceiling cleaning and restoration
- Design Guidelines for Tenant Improvements
- Emergency response and restoration of the South Arcade and Fred Harvey Restaurant
- Restoration of the Fred Harvey Restaurant Mezzanine, including the addition of a new elevator
- Tenant improvements and re-opening of the Fred Harvey Restaurant
- Design and construction of new station restrooms and renovation of existing restrooms
- Accessibility study and upgrades
- LED lighting upgrades
- Survey of historic ceramic tile
- Landscape upgrades
- Consultation on the station’s historic and non-historic archives
What You May Not Know
The metal restoration project at Union Station was the largest ever completed in
the City of Los Angeles.
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Construction has to be scheduled and coordinated to not impact the safety and flow of patrons,
existing businesses and other tenants such as the Metro and Amtrak.
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Our work at Union Station was prominently featured in the 93rd Academy Awards, hosted at
Union Station in 2021.
For a full list of honors received by LA Union Station, please click here.
Photography by Panic Studio L.A. and Morlin Asset Management