. Report on railroad grade crossing elimination and passenger and freight terminals in Los Angeles . pal station. The \iew also shows platforms and iinihrella sheds east of Los .-VngelesStveet, the tracks at this point being elevated some 16 feet above the level of the improvement was made in 1916. Pacific Electric Stations The main depot of the Pacific Electric Railway is located at andMain Streets in an eight story building fronting on Street and extend-ing from Main to Los Angeles Streets. This building, kiiciwu as the PacificElectric Building, is given o\er to off
. Report on railroad grade crossing elimination and passenger and freight terminals in Los Angeles . pal station. The \iew also shows platforms and iinihrella sheds east of Los .-VngelesStveet, the tracks at this point being elevated some 16 feet above the level of the improvement was made in 1916. Pacific Electric Stations The main depot of the Pacific Electric Railway is located at andMain Streets in an eight story building fronting on Street and extend-ing from Main to Los Angeles Streets. This building, kiiciwu as the PacificElectric Building, is given o\er to offices and stores for the base-ment, which is used as a garage, and a large part of the first floor, which isused as a wailing room. l{xten<ling east of this building, the tracks arelocated upon an elevated structure built of steel and concrete, wiiicli pro-vides for six tracks at the station, and a two-track extension to San PedroStreet, which it mieets at grade. The Iniildmg was completed in 1906, butthe elevated tracks were not built until 1916. 246 Los Angeles Terminal Investigation. FIG. 88. PACIFIC ELECTRIC ^ AHU AT IIAIN STREET STATION Tlie elevated structure in the rear tloey not provide sufficient track room to eliminateall train movements from the streets. Se\*eral of the lines terminate in this >ar<l, whicliis also used to store the extra eijuipment used during- the rush hours. The waiting roomis in the Pacific Electric Building (the high building at the lettl at the same elevationas the elevated tracks.
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