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Are Metrolink Stations in the Middle of Nowhere?

Written by cph on May 4, 2011 — 4 Comments

In a discussion on the Transport Politic blog, “Chris” wrote on April 25, 2011, in part   “[…]Unfortunately, unlike in New York, Metrolink usually decides to place their stations in the middle of nowhere instead of in populated areas for the ease of providing parking.”   Is this true? Are Metrolink stations deliberately located where […]

It’s “WIL-da-sin”, not “Wild-As-Sin!”

Written by cph on April 18, 2010 — 6 Comments

Sometime in the mid-1950s, a local wag noticed the “Wildasin” station on the Santa Fe Harbor Subdivision rail line, near Slauson and Normandie Avenues. He conjectured that the name was derived from “Wild As Sin, ” and imagined that at one time it might have been a neighborhood of ill repute, where people went to […]

History of street names in Los Angeles

Written by cph on March 21, 2010 — 4 Comments

Street names have changed over the years in Los Angeles. Knowing the old as well as the new names is important to the transit historian. For example, While many people know that Martin Luther King Bl. used to be known as Santa Barbara Ave., fewer know that Broadway south of Downtown was originally named Moneta […]