San Diego Train Station: Interior
Opening in March, 1915, the Santa Fe Depot was built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to replace the smaller, ornate, wooden D Street station built in 1887. A larger station was needed for expected visitors to the Panama-California Expositon 1915-1917. The architecture, designed by Bakewell & Brown, is Mission Revival style and was intended to harmonize with the buildings of the Panama-California Exposition in Balboa Park. The interior has redwood ceiling beams and colorful tile wainscoting embellished with the Santa Fe blue cross emblem. Originally there was a Fred Harvey lunch counter, but it's no longer there. After the opening there were 3 daily trains between San Diego and Los Angeles. Today the station is the 3rd busiest in California, serving Amtrak, the San Diego Coaster, the San Diego Trolley and the San Diego Metro Transit System. It is on the National Register of Historic Places #72000248.
San Diego Train Station: Interior
Opening in March, 1915, the Santa Fe Depot was built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to replace the smaller, ornate, wooden D Street station built in 1887. A larger station was needed for expected visitors to the Panama-California Expositon 1915-1917. The architecture, designed by Bakewell & Brown, is Mission Revival style and was intended to harmonize with the buildings of the Panama-California Exposition in Balboa Park. The interior has redwood ceiling beams and colorful tile wainscoting embellished with the Santa Fe blue cross emblem. Originally there was a Fred Harvey lunch counter, but it's no longer there. After the opening there were 3 daily trains between San Diego and Los Angeles. Today the station is the 3rd busiest in California, serving Amtrak, the San Diego Coaster, the San Diego Trolley and the San Diego Metro Transit System. It is on the National Register of Historic Places #72000248.